Stephen Markley

Stephen Markley (born October 2, 1983 in Mount Vernon, Ohio^[1]) is an American journalist and author, whose work includes memoirs and novels.^[2] His first novel Ohio takes place during a single evening.^[3] His second novel The Deluge is a dystopian epic about climate change spanning the years 2013 through to the 2030s.^[3][4] The New York Times review said of it that the "dystopia is realistic and nuanced, grim but playful, setting Markley’s book apart from the tsunami of recent climate-change literature."^[5] The New York Times named The Deluge one of the 100 Notable Books of 2023.^[6]

Stephen Markley
Markley at the 2023 Texas Book Festival
Born	(1983-10-02) 2 October 1983 (age 41) Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American

Markley is reportedly working on an adaptation of Ohio for an HBO series to be produced by Sam Levinson.^[7]

Personal life

Stephen Markley was born in Ohio and is a graduate of Miami University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.^[2][8]

Books

Source: WorldCat^[9]

Nonfiction

• Publish This Book (2010)
• The Great Dysmorphia (2012)
• Tales of Iceland (2013)

Fiction

• Ohio (2018)
• The Deluge (2023)