Ron Austin

Fiction Writer

Saint Louis, MO
Missouri US
Email: 
ronaaustin@gmail.com
Website: 
www.ronaaustin.com
Twitter/X: 
@RonAAustin4

Author's Bio

Ron A. Austin's short stories have been placed in Pleiades, Story Quarterly, Ninth Letter, Black Warrior Review, and other journals. Avery Colt Is a Snake, a Thief, a Liar, his first collection of linked stories, won the 2017 Nilsen Prize and has been longlisted for the 2020 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. Austin's work has garnered a 2016 Regional Arts Commission Fellowship and a special mention in the 2015 Pushcart Prize Anthology. He, his partner Jennie, and son Elijah live in St. Louis. He can be reached at ronaaustin@gmail.com.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Avery Colt Is A Snake, A Thief, A Liar (Southeast Missouri State University Press, 2019)
Journals:
Black Warrior Review
,
Masters Review
,
Midwestern Gothic
,
Natural Bridge
,
Ninth Letter
,
Pleiades
,
StoryQuarterly
Prizes won: 

2017 Nilsen Prize,

2016 Regional Arts Commission Fellowship

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, At Risk Youth, Teachers, Teenagers
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Missouri
Raised in: 
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Missouri
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Last update: Jan 28, 2020