Owen Egerton Named Best Local Author…Again!

October 27, 2008

We at Dalton Publishing are incredibly proud to announce that one of our own talented authors has once again been named Best Local Author in Austin. For the second year in a row, the readers of the Austin Chronicle have named Owen Egerton the Best Local Author in the Best of Austin Readers Poll, saying his “biting wit and spin on the world make for intelligent humor and foreshadow a long career in the written, spoken, and comedic worlds.” The Dalton Gang couldn’t agree more!

Owen first garnered attention and praise in the 1990s as a part of Austin’s comedy scene, and he is doing the same now as an essential element in Austin’s burgeoning literary landscape. Dalton Publishing recognized his talents as a comedian and his gift for writing early on, and we were delighted to publish his first collection of short stories How Best to Avoid Dying in the summer of 2007. Labeled “one of the funniest guys in Austin” by the Austin American-Statesman, critics and readers alike appreciate this humorist’s “deft touch,” comparing him to the likes of George Saunders and David Foster Wallace. We are proud to see that Owen is enjoying the acclaim and admiration he is so deserving of!

Next month, Owen will participate in the Austin Public Library’s Meet the Author Series at 7pm on Monday, November 17th at the Spicewood Springs Branch of the Austin Public Library. This is a great opportunity to meet Austin’s own Best Local Author and hear him read from his award-winning collection of short stories, How Best to Avoid Dying.

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