B. J. Hollars

B.J. Hollars
Born1984
Monticello, Indiana
OccupationWriter and teacher

B.J. Hollars (born 1984) is an American author of literary essays and nonfiction novels. Hollars is professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a columnist for the Leader-Telegram.

Hollars is the recipient of the Truman Capote Prize for Literary Nonfiction, the Anne B. and James B. McMillan Prize, the Council of Wisconsin Writers' Blei-Derleth Award, the Society of Midland Authors Award, and received a 2022 silver medal from the Midwest Book Awards .