“pleasure and astonishment”
- Michael McClure

“wonder” 
- Toby Olson

“resonances of Rabelais, Voltaire,
and Mickey Spillane” 
- Rochelle Owens

“exuberant and richly varied”
- Harry Mathews

Welcome to Lou Rowan’s website.
Please enjoy reading and hearing his work.

Photo by Andrea Augé

A native of Southern California, Lou Rowan began his writing career in New York City, where he earned his living as teacher and as an institutional investor. He lives and writes in Seattle. His current projects include a novel about the losing of the West, a sequel to My Last Days, stories, and his editorial duties at Golden Handcuffs Review.