(Born Jan 1, 1977) Rowan Duncan is an American writer whose range of genres includes Crime, Neo-Noir, Neo-Western, Thriller, Horror, Southern Gothic, Existentialism, and Others.
A lifelong native Texan, Duncan was born in the small, rural town of Floydada, Texas, and was raised near Lubbock on the Texas South Plains. As a writer, his interests lie heavily in exploring or exposing the darker elements of human nature.
He began writing at the age of fifteen after winning a short story contest put on by his 8th grade English teacher. It was his very first time writing anything fictional.
Some of his literary influences include Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, and Cormac McCarthy.
