AUSTIN COATS

Austin Coats is an American writer from Fort Smith, AR. He graduated from Greenwood High School in 2003 and attended the University of Arkansas.His debut memoir, Spoons Are For Stirring Coffee, is a firsthand account of his recovery from substance abuse and addiction. He wrote the first chapter of this memoir while homeless in Delray Beach, FL in 2008. Knowing he wasn't ready to turn his life around, and knowing there was more destruction ahead, Austin put the pen down while his story played out. Three years later, after getting clean and sober, he picked the pen back up and finished the final 14 chapters of Spoons Are For Stirring Coffee.Coats has been acclaimed for his unique, detail-driven writing style, his brilliant and hilarious metaphorical use, and an unfailing ability to make the reader feel visually and emotionally present in the story.He now lives in Rogers, AR and is working on a second book.