Kevin Moffett was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. Until recently, he edited and wrote for Funworld, the official magazine of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. He interviewed Dolly Parton and Pele, traveled to haunted cornfields in Ohio and near-deserted theme parks in Spain, and rode an unhealthy number of roller coasters. He wrote at length about this for The Believer.

His stories have received the Nelson Algren Award and the Pushcart Prize, and have appeared in McSweeney's, Tin House, Land-Grant College Review, the Chicago Tribune, and elsewhere. "Tattooizm," originally published in Tin House, is forthcoming in The Best American Short Stories 2006. His first collection of stories, Permanent Visitors, was published last year. It won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award, judged by George Saunders, and was long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.

He teaches writing at Cal State University, San Bernardino.

Contact Kevin at kevmoff@gmail.com