Anthony Otten

Fiction Writer

Covington, KY
Kentucky US
Website: 
www.anthonyotten.com/
Twitter/X: 
@tonyottenwrites

Author's Bio

Anthony Otten lives in Covington, Kentucky, just south of the Ohio River. He holds an MFA in fiction from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers. His short stories have won first prize in contests held by Still and Able Muse. His fiction has most recently appeared in Hawai'i Pacific Review, The Forge Literary Magazine, and Jabberwock Review. Find him @tonyottenwrites on Instagram, @tonyottenwrites on Twitter/X, and at anthonyotten.com.

Education: 
Warren Wilson College MFA

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Able Muse
,
Columbia Review
,
Dappled Things
,
Dunes Review
,
Forge Literary Magazine
,
Front Porch Review
,
Grasslimb: A Journal of Art and Literature
,
Hawai'i Pacific Review
,
Jabberwock Review
,
Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel
,
Rusty Nail
,
Short Story America
,
Still
,
Valparaiso Fiction Review
,
Wind Magazine
Prizes won: 

Able Muse Write Prize for Fiction, "The Vigil" - 2018
Still: The Journal Fiction Contest First Prize, "Rivertown" - 2019

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
James Baldwin, William Faulkner, Ernest J. Gaines, Yiyun Li, Hilary Mantel, Cormac McCarthy, Carson McCullers, Toni Morrison, Flannery O'Connor
What I'm reading now: 
Lost in the City: Stories by Edward P Jones

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Fluent in: 
English
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Last update: Mar 21, 2025