Skip Hollandsworth

Skip Hollandsworth is an American screenwriter, journalist, and author who made his name writing for Texas Monthly magazine. He has also made a ton of contributions to cinema and true crime literature. Over the years, he has built one of the most distinguished careers due to his keen eye for detail and his in-depth storytelling. Hollandsworth was born in Cabarrus, North Carolina, in 1957 but was brought up in Wichita Falls, Texas, where his family moved during his teenage years. He went to the Fort Worth-based Texas Christian University for his higher education, where he got a bachelor’s degree in English in 1979. During his time in college, he started working for The Daily Skiff as a sports reporter who covered the football team. His penchant for observation and storytelling was clear from very early on as, even as a reporter in sports, he often found human interest angles.