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Anthony Otten [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Covington, KY
Kentucky US
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.

Gives readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
James Baldwin, William Faulkner, Ernest J. Gaines, Yiyun Li, Hilary Mantel, Cormac McCarthy, Carson McCullers, Toni Morrison, Flannery O'Connor
Twitter/X: 
tonyottenwrites
Website: 
https://www.anthonyotten.com/ [2]
Prizes won: 

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

Education: 
Warren Wilson College
What I'm reading now: 
Lost in the City: Stories by Edward P Jones
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/anthony_otten

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/anthony_otten [2] https://www.anthonyotten.com/