Bio

Rob Davidson was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and was educated at Beloit College and Purdue University. He is the author of six books, including Welcome Back to the World: A Novella and Stories, forthcoming from Cornerstone Press in 2024. (See the Published Books page for more about Rob’s books.)

Davidson’s honors include a Fulbright award, an AWP Intro Journals Project Award, and multiple Pushcart Prize nominations. His fiction, essays and interviews have appeared in ZYZZYVA, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Indiana Review, The Normal School, New Delta Review, and elsewhere. He teaches creative writing and American literature at California State University, Chico.

Since 2011, Rob has hosted the bi-weekly music program “Sunday Papers” on KZFR 90.1 FM in Chico, California (every other Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Pacific time). You can listen online anytime at kzfr.org.

Rob is also a musician. You can check out some of his stuff on his Bandcamp page.