A.W. Marshall has lived in Oklahoma for the last fifteen years, but grew up on the beaches of Southern California. His work is published or forthcoming in Abyss and Apex, Red Wheelbarrow, theNewerYork, Fiction Attic,  Appalachian Heritage, Vestal Review and The Fiddlehead, among others. His story, “The Lover,” published in the Vestal Review was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2014.   His collection of short stories, Simple Pleasures, was published in 2015 by ELJ press.  In 2005, he wrote and directed the professional theater production of his play, Pan, with Long Beach Shakespeare Company. Pan was published in 2015 by Mead Hill. In 2003, his play, Emptier, was produced at the Hudson Theater in Hollywood and directed by Kristin Hanggi.  He received his MFA in playwriting from USC and a MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

He’s pretty happy sometimes.