De’Shawn Charles Winslow

De’Shawn Charles Winslow is the author of In West Mills, a Center for Fiction First Novel Prize winner, an American Book Award recipient, and a Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction winner. He is also a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book, Lambda Literary, and Publishing Triangle awards. De’Shawn was born and raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.