Davis' first two books have won awards. His narrative nonfiction piece, The World of Patience Gromes: Making and Unmaking a Black Community, is based on his service as a social worker in a low income section of Richmond, Virginia. His collection of essays, Lost Arrow and Other True Stories, includes an account of his ascent of Lost Arrow Chimney in Yosemite and several construction tales. Davis' articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and other publications.

In 1994 Davis founded Cune Press, which he currently runs with his partner Steven Schlesser of Portland, Oregon.   Cune aims to put new writers into print and survives on charitable donations from people like you. To purchase Cune Press books or to make a donation, Click Here.

In 1997 Cune published An Ear to the Ground--a collection of essays by new writers from across the country. This volume, produced entirely by volunteers, integrated "magazine" elements (portraits, profiles, bios) into a literary volume as a test of grassroots marketing. Cune is currently publishing individual titles by the most promising writers in the anthology. Currently available are two volumes of short stories: Africa, Africa! by Frederic Hunter and Glow in the Dark by Lisa Teasley.

In 1996 Davis founded Cune Magazine, an online journal of grassroots publishing. Cune Magazine is for writers and other lovers of words and features informative articles, writer profiles, book recommendations, and tips for writers. Cune Magazine aims to help its readers acquire the business skills to bring their creative products to the public.

In 1987 Davis completed solo travel in Syria, a culture which was entirely unknown to him. Since then he has written of this "journey of the soul" in a volume which will be released by Cune Press in the Fall of 2001 (The Road From Damascus: Syria, 1987 ISBN 1-885942-53-2). Davis is currently polishing a manuscript about his experiences as a carpenter.

Books by Scott C. Davis
The World of Patience Gromes: Making and Unmaking a Black Community paperback $15.95. A narrative that traces several "striving" African-American families from slavery to the War on Poverty. In 1989 this book won the Governor's Writers Award (Washington State).

Lost Arrow and Other True Stories 64 pages, ISBN 1-885942-50-8. A collection of short personal essays that define the breadth of the author's interests: carpentry, rock climbing, Syria, African-American culture. This volume won the King County Arts Commission Special Projects award in 1994.

As a mountain climber, Davis made the first ascent of the Heart Route on El Capitan in April, 1970 along with his partner Chuck Kroger. A couple of years earlier he made the third ascent of Aguille du Fou in the Western Alps with partner John Marts. More recently, in 1994 Davis made the first ascent of the Central Buttress of Sunset Amphitheatre on Washington State's Mt. Rainier and in 1995 made the first "almost legal" ascent of Bridalveil Falls in Telluride, Colorado.