A young cult fiction author, heavily influenced by Flannery O'Connor.
[5] He later attended the University of Florida, where he received a degree in English.
Brandon also received a Master's degree in fiction writing from Washington University in St.
[5][6] After writing Arkansas Brandon gained the attention of Barry Hannah, who nominated him for the John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence program at the University of Mississippi.
[5] He then went on to work a series of warehouse and factory jobs before holding a one-year fellowship at the Gilman School and teaching at Hamline University in Minnesota.