- His most influential writers include William Faulkner, Cormac McCarthy, Denis Johnson, Robert Stone, and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
- Attended Louisiana State University and University of Arkansas Graduate School.
- Was a bartender in Austin, TX, for four years.
- He gave up writing for a few years in his twenties when his mentor passed away, working as a bartender and Technical writer.
- His parents are attorney Nick Pizzolatto Jr. (Jennings, LA) and Sheila Sierra Pizzolatto (Sulphur, LA).
- Was the 2005-06 Kenan Visiting Writer recipient at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. The nationally-competitive award is funded by the Spray Foundation of Atlanta and the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC.
- His father is of half-Italian and half-Polish descent. His mother's ancestry includes Spanish, as well as Italian, German, French, and English.
- Moved with his family to Los Angeles in 2010.
- Nic moved with his family to Austin, Texas in 2020.
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