Southern Illinois Storytellers – Chris Dennis

Meet Chris Dennis, author of Here Is What You Do: Stories —  A debut short story collection that explores the vulnerability, grit, and complex nature of our humanity.

This book signing event is open to students, employees, and the general public!

Chris Dennis is the author of the story collection Here Is What You Do. His stories and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Playgirl, McSweeney’s, Astra, Lit Hub, Guernica and Best American Essays 2023. He is the recipient of an NEA Fellowship, the Krause Essay Prize, and a New York Times Sidney Award for long-form journalism. A graduate and fellow of the Writing program at Washington University in St. Louis, he currently lives in Southern Illinois where he manages a substance use recovery program at Egyptian Health Department.