John W. Bateman

<p><span class="il">John</span> <span class= "il">W</span>. <span class="il">Bateman</span> was the first person in his family to leave the fly-over states in more than 200 years. It didn't last. <span class="il">John</span> writes and looks for stories in the Deep South. His work has appeared in The Santa Fe Writer's Project Quarterly, OneNewEngland, Glitterwolf Magazine, Huffington Post, TIMBER, Nately's, as well as on the silver screen. He has a secret addiction to glitter and, contrary to his southern roots, does NOT like sweet tea. </p> <p><span class="il">John</span> is a recipient of a 2018 Emerging Filmmaker Grant from the Mississippi Film Alliance. His first novel, Who Killed Buster Sparkle?, was released June 12, 2019, by Unsolicited Press and has appeared on the weekly Top 10 Mississippi Reads list nearly a dozen times. He'd really like for you to buy a copy so that his mother isn't his only fan.</p> <p>@JohnWBateman</p>