Peter Biles

Fiction Writer

Author's 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.

Education: 
Seattle Pacific University MFA

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Hillbilly Hymn (Resource Publications, 2022)
,
Keep & Other Stories (Resource Publications, 2022)
Prizes won: 

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

Personal Favorites

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.
What I'm reading now: 
My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
ADA, OK
Oklahoma
Raised in: 
ADA, OK
Oklahoma
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Last update: Oct 11, 2023