Russell Persson

Russell Persson is a writer based in Reno, Nevada. His novel The Way of Florida, which retells the failed Narváez expedition, first appeared in 2017 from Little Island Press and was reissued in the United States by Baobab Press in 2025. His essay and fiction collection These Threads Who Lead to Bramble came out from Dzanc Books in 2025. His fiction and essays have appeared in The Quarterly, Unsaid, 3:AM Magazine, and Paraphase Journal.