Kevin Wilson (writer)

Kevin Wilson is an American writer from Sewanee, Tennessee. His stories have been published in Ploughshares,^[1] Tin House,^[2] One Story,^[3] and The Cincinnati Review.^[4] 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.

Wilson in 2022

Wilson is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Florida.^[5] He teaches writing at Sewanee: The University of the South.^[6] He is married to fellow poet Leigh Anne Couch; they have two sons.^[7]

Published works and awards won

• Tunneling to the Center of the Earth (2009): won the Alex Award from the American Library Association and the Shirley Jackson Award.^[8][9]
• 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)