Ten Minutes of Reading and Writing Tips with Author Robert Gwaltney

In this segment, our featured author answers questions about what they’re reading, books they like, tips on how to find good books, books that influenced their writing, tips on writing craft and what’s next for them in their writing and reading.

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Robert Gwaltney, a writer of southern fiction, is a graduate of Florida State University. He resides in Atlanta Georgia with his partner, where he is an active member of the Atlanta literary community.

Raised alongside three feral, younger brothers in the rash-inducing, subtropical climate of Cairo, Georgia, Robert Gwaltney is a lifelong resident of the South—a circumstance that has left an indelible mark upon his voice as a writer.

By day, he serves as Vice President of Easter Seals North Georgia, Inc., Children Services, a non-profit supporting children with disabilities and other special needs.

Robert’s work has appeared in such publications as The Signal Mountain Review and The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature. Robert also serves as Prose Editor for The Blue Mountain Review. His debut novel, The Cicada Tree, was released in January 2022.