Thanks for your interest. Below you’ll find author bios, a downloadable photo, and press-ready materials. For anything not listed here, feel free to reach out through my contact page. I am represented by Giles Anderson of The Anderson Literary Agency.

Please credit Elizabeth Pozzi if applicable.

Short Bio (54 words):
Ryan T. Pozzi is a nonfiction writer whose work also spans poetry, hybrid forms, and short fiction. He explores legacy, failure, and the tension between myth and reality. His work has been accepted by Rattle, Fjords Review, Northern New England Review, and Ponder Review, among others. Find him at ryantpozzi.com or on Bluesky @RyanWrites.

Medium Bio (113 words):
Ryan T. Pozzi is a nonfiction writer whose work also includes hybrid forms and flash fiction. He explores legacy, failure, and the tension between myth and reality, often centering artists, misfits, and cultural figures who were misunderstood in their own time. His work has been accepted by Rattle, Fjords Review, Northern New England Review, Ponder Review, Across the Margin, Villain Era, Cursed Morsels, Osmosis Press, Word’s Faire, In Parentheses, Wingless Dreamer, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Paragraph Planet, Angry Gable Press, and others. He is a member of Biographers International Organization, Historical Writers of America, and the Nebraska Writers Guild. Pozzi lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with his wife, Elizabeth. Find him on Bluesky @RyanWrites.

Full Bio (for panels, conferences, or event sites, 208 words):
Ryan T. Pozzi is a nonfiction writer whose work also includes hybrid forms and flash fiction. He explores legacy, failure, and the tension between myth and reality, often centering artists, misfits, and cultural figures who were misunderstood in their own time. His work has been accepted by Rattle, Fjords Review, Northern New England Review, Ponder Review, Across the Margin, Villain Era, Cursed Morsels, Osmosis Press, Word’s Faire, In Parentheses, Wingless Dreamer, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Paragraph Planet, Angry Gable Press, and others.  

Before turning to writing full-time, Pozzi founded the Nebraska Writers Collective and the Apollon Art Space in Omaha, where he led immersive storytelling events and multidisciplinary collaborations across the arts. His background in performance, education, and community-building informs both the emotional clarity and structural inventiveness of his work. He is a member of Biographers International Organization, Historical Writers of America, and the Nebraska Writers Guild.

Pozzi lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with his wife, Elizabeth, an illustrator and webcomic creator. His platform includes a dedicated author website and a Bluesky following of more than 8,200 readers at @RyanWrites. His debut manuscript, The Mess That Made Them is out on submission. His next book will examine some of history’s most enduring frauds and who those myths still serve.

Current Project
Book Title: The Mess That Made Them
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Status: Manuscript complete at 65,000 words and out on submission
One-sentence description:
A narrative nonfiction book about artists and cultural figures who endured rejection, obscurity, and failure to create something lasting, reframing creative legacy through the lens of persistence rather than perfection.

Topics Ryan Can Speak On

• Creative resilience and what it takes to keep going

• Reframing artistic legacy through emotional truth

• The myth of genius versus the reality of persistence

• Failure, recovery, and the long road back to creative work

• Who we remember, who we erase, and why it matters

• The role of myth-making in history, media, and cultural memory

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