Brad Barkley

Brad Barkley is the author of the novels Money, Love and Alison's Automotive Repair Manual, two collections of short stories, and three YA novels with Penguin/Dutton. His short fiction has appeared in nearly forty magazines, including Southern Review, Georgia Review, the Oxford American, Glimmer Train, Book Magazine, and the Virginia Quarterly Review, which twice awarded him the Emily Balch Prize for Best Fiction. He’s won numerous awards, including won four Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council and a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. His new novel, The Reel Life of Zara Kegg, is forthcoming from Regal House in 2026. He lives in the mountains of Western Maryland with his wife Kristin. More info at bradbarkley.com, or find him on X at @bradbarkleybook.