Scott Burr is a novelist, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, martial artist, trainer, and teacher. He is the author of the novels Bummed Out City and We Will Rid the World of You, the short story collection We Drove Out to the Desert, the training manuals Get a Grip and Suspend Your Disbelief, and the martial arts, mindset, and fitness training essay collection Superhero Simplified: Collected, Selected, Revised and Expanded. He is the co-author of Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life, Richard Bresler's memoir of his time with the Gracie family, which was an Amazon #1 New Release and an Amazon #1 Bestseller, Blood in the Water: America's Assault on Innovation, Kip Azzoni Doyle's genre-defying memoir/exposé about corruption in the U.S. patent system, which was also an Amazon #1 New Release and an Amazon Top-10 Bestseller, and Confessions of a Hollywood Trainer: The Journey that Changed My Life… and the Lessons I've Learned that Can Change Yours, John Petrelli's memoir of his over 30-year career as a trainer to the stars, which was also an Amazon #1 New Release and an Amazon Top-10 Bestseller. He was the editor and designer for Robert Drysdale's #1 Bestseller Opening Closed Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil: The Story Behind the Film. He is currently collaborating on a book with legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Chris Haueter. His nonfiction work has appeared in Climbing and Urban Climber magazines. His short stories and novel excerpts have appeared in Metonym, Mildred, the Decades Review, and elsewhere.

Scott is a graduate of the creative writing program at The Colorado College, where he won the Ebey Prize for novella-length fiction and was a finalist for the Reville Prize in short fiction. He was the 2006 winner of the Geauga Park District Foundation Nature Writing Contest and a finalist for the Gordon Square Review's inaugural contest for Northeast Ohio writers (2017). His first novel, Bummed Out City, was one of Library Journal's most-read books of 2015. Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life, was named to a number of "best of" lists, including Book Authority's "100 Best Martial Arts Books of All Time."

A long-time martial artist, Scott holds black belt rank in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Kodokan Judo, and the Korean art of Kuk Sul Do. He is the first person to earn the rank of BJJ black belt under Steve Maxwell, who was the first person to earn the rank of black belt under Relson Gracie. He is also a certified pro fitness trainer under Steve Maxwell, and holds additional MaxwellSC certifications in kettlebell and bodyweight training. He has led and assisted at seminars in eight countries and across 15 states covering everything from Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to kettlebell training to breathwork to joint mobility. He has competed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Kickboxing, and Mixed Martial Arts. Since 2017, Scott has had the privilege of training privately with Master Rickson Gracie, who awarded him his third black belt degree in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in July of 2023.

Scott was the head instructor and head strength & conditioning coach at The Fight Gym, a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu school and strength & conditioning facility located outside Cleveland, Ohio, for over a decade. He currently runs Enclave Jiu-Jitsu, a martial arts community and private training facility based in Northeast Ohio. More information about Enclave Jiu-Jitsu is available online at www.EnclaveJiuJitsu.com. More information about Scott's writing is available at www.ScottBurrAuthor.com.

Scott currently lives with his partner, Jen, in a yurt they built in the farmlands of Northeast Ohio.