Brian Evenson

Brian Evenson (born August 12, 1966) is an American academic and writer of both literary fiction and popular fiction. His writing can be broadly classified as literary minimalism, but he has also explored horror, science fiction, and other genres. Evenson's fiction often features characters struggling with moral, religious, and epistemological problems. Violence and black humor are common elements of his narratives. He has also translated several works of literature from French into English. As of 2012, Evenson is the Chair of the Literary Arts Program at Brown University. He is also a senior editor of the Conjunctions literary journal published by Bard College and has participated in Naropa University's Summer Writing Program and The Juniper Summer Writing Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's MFA Program for Poets & Writers.