Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983) is an American author. He has written five books: Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, Keep Going; Steal Like An Artist Journal, and Newspaper Blackout. Kleon's works focus on creativity.
Austin Kleon
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- Born
- 16 June 1983
- Birthplace
- Circleville, Ohio, US
- Occupation
- Author
- Education
- Miami University
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Austin Kleon (born June 16, 1983) is an American author. He has written five books: Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, Keep Going; Steal Like An Artist Journal, and Newspaper Blackout. Kleon's works focus on creativity.
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He has spoken at organizations such as Pixar, Google, and TEDx, and at conferences such as The Economist Human Potential Summit and SXSW.
Author Austin Kleon at the 2015 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States.
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• Born — 16 June 1983 • Birthplace — Circleville, Ohio, US • Occupation — Author • Education — Miami University • Website — austinkleon.com
Early life and education
Early life and education
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. Thereafter, he attended Miami University in Ohio.
Career
Career
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. He publishes a weekly newsletter to about 300,000 subscribers.
Personal life and influences
Personal life and influences
Kleon lives in Austin, Texas, with his family. Returning inspirations to his blog are Lynda Barry and Rob Walker. 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.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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