After gaining parole, Edgerton obtained a B.A. from Indiana University and an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. He has taught in a variety of places, including the UCLA Writer’s Program, was writer-in-residence at the University of Toledo (3 years), same at Trine University, and has also taught for St. Francis University, Phoenix College, Writer’s Digest Online Classes, the New York Writer’s Workshop and he currently teaches a private class online.
Work of Edgerton’s has been nominated for or won: the Pushcart Prize, O. Henry Award, PEN/Faulkner Award, the Derringer Award, the Texas Institute of Letters Jesse Jones Book Award, Spinetingler Magazine Best Thriller (Legends category) and the Violet Crown Book Award (Special Citation). His work was included in the 2001 Houghton-Mifflin BEST AMERICAN MYSTERIES.
Find Les Edgerton online:
Blog: http://lesedgertononwriting.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/les.edgerton
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hookedonnoir
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Les-Edgerton/e/B000APH7SI
Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/212322.Les_Edgerton