William W Lyles Jr.'s Biography
Member Info
Charlotte, N.C.
Never been married to a woman, only the keyboard.
Apr 2012
Currently an English major at UNC Charlotte, William is currently pursuing a BFA. His works include award winning Anthropological articles and other works that can be read in several online magazines, as well as peer edit reviews. He is also recipient of the collegiate OSHER Scholarship Award and a nominee for the First Year Writer's Award at UNC.
Influences
Franz Kafka, Aldous Huxley, Stephen King, Frank O'Hara, Yusef Komunyakaa, Sharon Olds, Roberto Bolano
Upcoming Works
Scenes from a '69 Dead Sled (novel)
The Road to Suicide (Short Stories)
Moth in a Lampshade, The Paraplegic Clock, Scherzo (Poetry)
Agents
None
Recommended Links
Publishers
None
Interests & Hobbies
Mountain biking, Civil War & Chinese history specifically, and kayaking.
There is creative writing as well as creative reading. Writing and reading broaden your mind if not your horizon, but reading William Lyles broadens your ass. As an inventor to read well, his writings make you stand up from an intangible desire.~ Julie O'Yang, Novelist and visual artist”
About William
Currently an English major at UNC Charlotte, William is currently pursuing a BFA. His works include award winning Anthropological articles and other works that can be read in several online magazines, as well as peer edit reviews. He is also recipient of the...
Causes William Lyles Supports
Social equality rights, religious freedoms and the gun tolerance and control.
William’s Favorite Books
Land of Green Plums- Herta Muller, 2666- Roberto Bolano, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter- Carson McCullers, Love Medicine- Louise Erdrich, Some Prefer Nettles-...