Ron A. Austin, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
English
Education
B.A., Saint Louis University, 2007
M.F.A., University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2011
Research Interests
Postmodernism, Speculative Fiction, African Diaspora, Industrialism, Contemporary Prose Writing, Graphic Narratives, City Gothic, Writing Communities.
Publications and Media Placements
Book
- Avery Colt Is A Snake, A Thief, A Liar (Missouri: SEMO Press, 2019)
- Heavy Feather Review (2019)
- “Brand New Plagues” Boulevard (2020)
- “Neck Bones” New Stories from the Midwest (2019)
- “Teeth's Story” Juked (2018)
- “Muscled Clean Out the Dirt” Black Warrior Review (2017)
- “Cauldron” Story Quarterly (2017)
- “The Good, The Bad, and The Unf*ckwittable: Talking with Ron A. Austin” The Rumpus (2020)
- “But That's Not As Much Fun: An Interview with Ron A. Austin” Split Lip Magazine (2019)
- “Reimagining the Novel: A Conversation with Ron A. Austin” The Interlochen Review (2019)
- “Teeth’s Story by Ron Austin” Read Short Stories (2018)
- “Black Warrior Review 43.2 Feature: An Interview with Ron A. Austin” Black Warrior Review (2017)
- “Writing the divide: North St. Louisan, MFA alumnus wins RAC artist fellowship” UMSL Daily (2017)