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Peter Biles [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Email: 
bilesc@gmail.com
Bio: 

Peter Biles, a fiction writer and essayist, is the author of Hillbilly Hymn and Keep and Other Stories. He graduated from Wheaton College (Illinois) and earned a master of fine arts in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
J.D. Salinger, C.S. Lewis, Marilynne Robinson, David James Duncan, Willa Cather, Fyodor Dostoevsky, David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Franzen, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Born in: 
ADA, OK
Oklahoma
Raised in: 
ADA, OK
Oklahoma
Website: 
https://peterbiles.substack.com/ [2]
Prizes won: 

1st Place, 2014 Fisher Creative Writing Contest, Hosted by East Central University, 3rd Place, 2019 Lowell Grabill Creative Writing Contest, Wheaton College

What I'm reading now: 
My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/peter_biles

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/peter_biles [2] https://peterbiles.substack.com/