About
Ran Walker (he/him) is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and professor. He is the author of over 35 books, with work spanning novels to microfiction and prose poetry. Known for creating the “100 x 100 micro novel”—a form built from 100 stories of exactly 100 words—Ran’s most current work centers on telling big stories in small spaces.
His writing has reached readers around the world and has been translated into French, Arabic, and Greek. His novel The Last Bluesman was published in France by Éditions Autrement as Il était une fois Morris Jones, and selections of his poetry and prose have appeared in translation across multiple international publications.
His writing has garnered wide recognition, earning him the title of National Indie Author of the Year from the Indie Author Project, the Best Fiction eBook Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, the Virginia Indie Author Project Award for Adult Fiction, and top honors in the Blind Corner Afrofuturism Microfiction Contest. His collection Keep It 100 was named one of Sunday Times (South Africa) Best Reads of 2021 by Kojo Baffoe.
As a filmmaker, he wrote and directed the short film The Last Semester, which won honors at the Virginia Black Film Festival. He continues to explore ultra-short visual storytelling and has previously collaborated with Virginia Public Media on educational video content.
A contributing editor at Writer’s Digest magazine, Ran has judged numerous writing competitions, and he has been featured in Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and various other media outlets. He previously practiced law in Mississippi and worked in magazine publishing in New York.
Ran holds degrees from Morehouse College, Pace University, and George Washington University Law School, along with certificates from New York University and Fashion Institute of Technology. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., AWP, PenAmerica, and the Horror Writers Association, and serves on the board of James River Writers as vice-chair. He is an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Hampton University.
Ran lives in Virginia with his wife, Lauren, and their daughter, Zoë.
His writing has reached readers around the world and has been translated into French, Arabic, and Greek. His novel The Last Bluesman was published in France by Éditions Autrement as Il était une fois Morris Jones, and selections of his poetry and prose have appeared in translation across multiple international publications.
His writing has garnered wide recognition, earning him the title of National Indie Author of the Year from the Indie Author Project, the Best Fiction eBook Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, the Virginia Indie Author Project Award for Adult Fiction, and top honors in the Blind Corner Afrofuturism Microfiction Contest. His collection Keep It 100 was named one of Sunday Times (South Africa) Best Reads of 2021 by Kojo Baffoe.
As a filmmaker, he wrote and directed the short film The Last Semester, which won honors at the Virginia Black Film Festival. He continues to explore ultra-short visual storytelling and has previously collaborated with Virginia Public Media on educational video content.
A contributing editor at Writer’s Digest magazine, Ran has judged numerous writing competitions, and he has been featured in Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and various other media outlets. He previously practiced law in Mississippi and worked in magazine publishing in New York.
Ran holds degrees from Morehouse College, Pace University, and George Washington University Law School, along with certificates from New York University and Fashion Institute of Technology. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., AWP, PenAmerica, and the Horror Writers Association, and serves on the board of James River Writers as vice-chair. He is an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Hampton University.
Ran lives in Virginia with his wife, Lauren, and their daughter, Zoë.