Erin Augustine is originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, and has lived in several cities around the world with her longest stint in Chicago, Illinois. She holds a Bachelor’s in English, a Master’s in Political Science, and a Master’s in Applied Economics. Erin now lives in Austin, Texas where she works as a Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy for a clean energy company. She is currently working on a novel based on the life of First Lady Florence Harding. 

Fellowships and Workshops 

 2019 Graywolf Press First Chapter Prize Finalist and SLS Fellow 

2018 & 2019 & 2020 Nine-Month Fiction Workshop with Kirk Walsh

2018 Rivendell Writers’ Colony Fellow

2017 Tin House Workshop Attendee

2016 Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference Attendee


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