H. R. Williams

H. R. Williams is an American writer.

Biography

Harold Ray Williams was born born in Marianna, Arkansas. The oldest son of Ray and Effie Williams, he grew up near Crowley's Ridge. This line of hills, running north and south along the eastern part of the state, figures in both his novels and in much of his short fiction, and essays.

H. R. Williams resides in Trumann, Arkansas, another town adjacent to Crowley’s Ridge. He continues to write and is active in various national conferences and seminars. He occasionally conducts creative writing classes for students and selected adults. Husband to Nora Lee (long-suffering, ever patient) and the father of four children, he is also the proud grandfather to Scott, Sara, Ethan, Anja, Laura, and Emma Grace.

Published works

Books

*"Harris: The Return of the Gunfighter" (Treble Heart Books, 2007)
*"The Whiskey Killing" (Five Star/Thompson Gale, 2008)

hort stories

*"Shaker Mose", Aim Magazine
*"Glenda", True Confessions
*"Golden", Dog Fancy
*"The Children's Orchard", Night Terrors Publications
*"I Can't Get It Out Of My Head"m Madison Publishing Company
*"People Change", Monsters From Memphis - An Anthology
*"There's a Basement in the Arcade", Southern Voices - Radio Recordings
*"The Last Day of February", Woman's World Magazine
*"Abigail and the Horse", Woman's World Magazine
*"Black -Eyed Peas", Woman's World Magazine
*"Farewell Tennessee", Bibliophile Publishing Company
*"The Visitor", Grain Literary Magazine
*“The Ridge and the Town”, The Iconoclast

Essays

*"Running Traps On Hornor's Nook", Memphis Magazine
*"The Hunter", Safari Magazine
*"Supper For the Dead", Montcalm Publications
*"The Trot Line", Montcalm Publications
*"Shanging", Montcalm Publications
*"The Tom", Montcalm Publications
*"Jump", Montcalm Publications
*"Jugging With Bubba", Montcalm Publications
*"The Dangerous Relative", Montcalm Publications
*"Bushytails", The American Hunter
*"Across the Levee", The American Hunter

Awards

*First Prize – National League of American PEN Women – The Whiskey Killing
*First Prize – Mid-South Writer’s Association – The Children’s Orchard
*First Prize – Mid-South Writer’s Association – Paddy’s Peaches