Evan Morgan Williams has published over forty stories in literary magazines including Witness, Kenyon Review, ZYZZYVA, Antioch Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Northwest Review.
His collection of stories,"Thorn," won the Chandra Prize at BkMk Press (University of Missouri-Kansas City) and was published as a book in 2014. The book was longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Additionally, the book won the gold medal for story collections in the Independent Press Book Award series (the "IPPY").