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Ron A. Austin

Ron A. Austin holds an MFA from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and is a 2016 Regional Arts Commission Fellow.

 

Avery Colt Is a Snake, a Thief, a Liar, his first collection of linked stories, won the 2017 Nilsen Prize. The book will be released in fall of 2019.

 

Austin’s short stories have been placed or are forthcoming in Pleiades, Story Quarterly, Ninth Letter, Black Warrior Review, Midwestern Gothic, Juked and other journals.

 

He, his partner Jennie, and son Elijah live in St. Louis with a whippet named Carmen. 

Please send all inquiries to his email at ronaaustin@gmail.com.

KSDK feature discussing the inspirations behind Avery Colt Is A Snake, A Thief, A Liar

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