Scott Smith (author)

Scott B. Smith
Smith in 2006
Born	(1965-07-13) July 13, 1965 (age 59) Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Author screenwriter executive producer
Language	English
Education	Dartmouth College Columbia University (MFA)
Genres	Horror, thriller
Notable works	A Simple Plan (1993), The Ruins (2006)

Scott Bechtel Smith (born July 13, 1965) is an American author and screenwriter. He has written two novels, A Simple Plan (1993) and The Ruins (2006). Both were adapted into films – A Simple Plan (1998) and The Ruins (2008), respectively – based on Smith's own screenplays. He also wrote the screenplays for the films Siberia (2018) and The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019). His screenplay for A Simple Plan earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.