About Me
Ricardo Pierre-Louis is a Chicago based writer and former bookseller with a passion for literacy. He’s working on his debut novel, Cuzzo, which has been developed under the instruction of Lindsay Hunter (StoryStudio’s Novel in a Year Program) and Deesha Philyaw (Storyboard Conference ‘25). He has been awarded a fellowship for the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writing Conference (‘26) and selected to join the McCormack Summer Writing Workshop (‘26).
Dreaming of Kafka is a publication focused on fiction, essays, and voiceovers of the things that bring me join. I write book reviews about food-fueled murderers, sexy poems in the style of Dr. Seuss, and essays on how I got union busted.
In 2023, I self-published my debut anthology, Computer Love which has been called:
“A compilation of poetic, earnest, and arresting tales” by Kirkus Reviews and
“A heartfelt and fascinating collection of eight short stories that gently explore loss, loneliness, and love“ by Indie Reader.
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Additional Writing / Interviews
Interview with Atmosphere Press
A Tribute to The Neighborhood and People In “Echoes of Cabrini-Green“ -Chicago Review of Books
