| Austin Kleon | |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Circleville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Alma Mater: | Miami University |
Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983[1]) is a New York Times bestselling author[2] of five books: Steal Like an Artist; Show Your Work!; Keep Going; Steal Like An Artist Journal; and Newspaper Blackout.[3] [4] [5]
Kleon's works focus on creativity in today's world. He has spoken at organizations such as Pixar, Google, and TEDx,[6] [7] and at conferences such as The Economists Human Potential Summit and SXSW.[8]
On June 16, 1983, Kleon was born in Circleville, Ohio, United States. His father was an associate professor at Ohio State University while his mother was a school counsellor and later a school principal. Kleon has two half brothers and a step sister. He graduated as a valedictorian in high school.[9] Thereafter, he attended Miami University in Ohio.
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. After Kleon's first book, Newspaper Blackout, was published in 2010, 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.[10] He publishes a weekly newsletter to 195.000 subscribers.[11]
Kleon lives in Austin, Texas with his family.[12]
Returning inspirations to his blog are Lynda Barry and Rob Walker.[13]
A notable interest of his lies in 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.[14]