Writer and visual artist, Ernest Langston is the author of two novels, Born from Ashes and Beyond Everyday Secrets. He was a finalist in the 2018 and 2021 Seattle Film Summit/Bigfoot Script Challenge and a 2019 PEN Writer’s Award recipient. His short fiction has appeared in Litro Magazine, The Plentitudes Journal, Oyster River Pages, and other publications. He was awarded artist residencies at Centrum, Vashon Artist Residency, Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology, in addition to international artist residencies in Spain and Germany. He was awarded a 2025 Artist Trust Fellowship (Literary Artist). Ernest’s paintings have been accepted for publication and or exhibition at Art Week, The Ana, Pictura Journal, Visual Art Journal, Lowlife Lit Press, The Vagabond’s Verse Literary Magazine, Gallerium Art Exhibitions’ 3rd Annual People 2025 exhibition, and Exhibizone’s 3rd Annual International Future 2025 Exhibition. He holds a BA in English and a certificate in Professional and Technical Communications from San Jose State University, a certificate in Writing from the University of Washington, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College.
For more information, please visit: ernestlangston.com; Instagram: @ernestlangstonmedia.
