Bio:
Dave Essinger vividly remembers sheltering under school cafeteria tables for “fallout drills” in case of nuclear war, and has been more or less expecting the world to end ever since. His new post-apocalyptic novel This World and the Next is available from Main Street Rag Publishing Company in print and all the best outlets in ebook. His first novel, Running Out, was released in 2017, also from Main Street Rag, and is out digitally as well as in audiobook. Other recent writing appears in Gargoyle, Sport Literate, Midwestern Gothic, and elsewhere. He received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has been General Editor of the AWP Intro Journals Project since 2016. He currently teaches creative writing and edits the literary magazine Slippery Elm at the University of Findlay, in Ohio.
Events:
I’m available for readings, visits to classes or groups, book signings, and more–contact me here or at dbessinger@gmail.com. Scroll down to see my list of current upcoming events, or click to see recent interviews and appearances.
Photos:
- Photo by Henry Cherry
- Photo by Henry Cherry
- photo by Cathryn Essinger
- Cover Photo by Brian Corbett, Inverted Sky Images
- Cover Photo by Dave Essinger
- photo by Quincy Essinger
- photo by Quincy Essinger
- Photo by Alice Essinger
- Photo by June Essinger
- Photo by Anne Risser
- Photo by Jonie McIntire
- Photo by Alice Essinger
- photo by Quincy Essinger
- Photo by Robbie Gannon
- photo by Lori Law
- photo by Quincy Essinger

















