Kevin Wilson is an American writer from

Sewanee, Tennessee Sewanee () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sewanee is best known as the home ...

. His stories have been published in ''

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'', '' Tin House'', '' One Story'', and '' The Cincinnati Review''. They have also been included in four volumes of the '' New Stories from the South: The Year's Best'' anthology. His short story "Kennedy" was included in

The Best American Short Stories 2020 ''The Best American Short Stories 2020'' is a volume in the annual The Best American Short Stories, Best American Short Stories anthology. It was edited by the series editor, Heidi Pitlor, and guest editor Curtis Sittenfeld.Pitlor, Heidi and Sit ...

. Wilson is a graduate of the MFA program at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

. He teaches writing at Sewanee: The University of the South. He is married to fellow poet Leigh Anne Couch; they have two sons.

Published works and awards won

* ''

Tunneling to the Center of the Earth ''Tunneling to the Center of the Earth'' is the debut short story collection of Kevin Wilson, published in April 2009 by Ecco/HarperCollins. Reviews ''The New York Times'' states, "Wilson offers fabulous twists and somersaults of the imaginati ...

'' (2009): won the

Alex Award The Alex Awards annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18". Since 2002, the Alex Awards have been administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of th ...

from the

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and the

Shirley Jackson Award The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and dark fantasy are presented at Rea ...

. * '' The Family Fang'' (2011) * ''Perfect Little World'' (2017) * ''Baby, You're Gonna Be Mine'' (2018) * ''Nothing to See Here'' (2019) * ''Now is Not the Time to Panic'' (2022) * ''Run for the Hills'' (2025)

References

External links

Official website
Writers from Tennessee University of Florida alumni Living people People from Sewanee, Tennessee Year of birth missing (living people) Sewanee: The University of the South faculty {{US-fiction-writer-stub