Phillip B. Williams

Phillip B. Williams is the author of the novel Ours (Viking, 2024), winner of the Prix du Premier Roman Étranger, and the the full-length poetry collections Mutiny (Penguin Poetry, 2021), winner of the American Book Award, and Thief in the Interior (Alice James Books, 2016), winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and a Lambda Literary Award. He is professor of creative writing at Rice University and is on faculty at the Randolph College low-residency MFA. (updated 4/2026)