Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983
[Shelfari (2013). Austin Kleon. Retrieved from ]
May 7, 2013 archive of Kleon's Shelfari page
Retrieved on February 16, 2017.) is a
''New York Times'' bestselling author of five books:
Steal Like an Artist';
Show Your Work!'; ''Keep Going; Steal Like An Artist Journal;'' and ''Newspaper Blackout''.
Kleon's works focus on creativity in today's world. He has spoken at organizations such as
Pixar
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, Google, and
TEDx
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, and at conferences such as ''The Economists Human Potential Summit and
SXSW.
[Austin Kleon Speaks on Combinatorial Creativity](_blank)
The Atlantic, by Maria Popova, September 28, 2011. Retrieved on February 16, 2017.
Early life
On June 16, 1983, Kleon was born in
Circleville, Ohio, United States. Kleon's father was an associate professor at Ohio State University. Kleon's mother was a school counsellor and later a school principal. Kleon has two half brothers and a step sister. Kleon graduated as a valedictorian in high school.
Education
Kleon attended Miami University in Ohio.
Career
Kleon started his career in a public library in Cleveland, Ohio. While working in a library, Kleon became a blogger and posted his poems. Kleon also taught library users how to use computers.
Kleon taught himself HTML and CSS.
In Austin, Texas, Kleon became a web designer for the law school at University of Texas.
Kleon published his poems as Newspaper Blackout.
After Kleon's first book was published, he became a copywriter for Spring box, a digital ad agency.
Kleon's work has been translated into over a dozen languages and featured on major media.
[Talk by Austin Kleon](_blank)
SXSW. Retrieved on March 7, 2014.
Kleon publishes a weekly newsletter to 70,000+ subscribers.
Personal life
Kleon lives in
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
with his family.
Influences/Interests
Kleon often documents his ever-growing list of influences on his blog at https://austinkleon.com/. Returning inspirations are
Lynda Barry
Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist.
Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip ''Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good Times are Killing Me'', about an inte ...
and
Rob Walker.
He is an advocate for library tourism, often imploring his readers to seek out a library card and check out the wide-variety of free offerings available at local institutions.
Bibliography
* Newspaper Blackout (2010)
* Steal Like An Artist (2012)
* Show Your Work! (2014)
* The Steal Like An Artist Journal (2015)
* Keep Going (2019)
References
External links
*
Austin Kleon's official Facebook
Austin Kleon's official TwitterAustin Kleon on NPR
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Living people
American bloggers
Place of birth missing (living people)
1983 births
Random stuff