About Josef Miyasato

Josef Firmage Miyasato is the author of the chapbook The Portable Manimal Fiction (2007) and the collection The Anti-Hero & The Disciple (2018). His work has appeared in journals including The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, Prick of the Spindle, Cold Drill, Anemone Sidecar, and Wayfare, among others. His honors include the President’s Writing Award, the Olive Woolley Burt Award, and the Spark Award, and he has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

 

Miyasato grew up in Boise, Idaho and lives in Provo, Utah. He holds a B.A. in English, Creative Writing from Boise State University and attended the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop. He has also been involved with the Pocket MFA program since 2025.

 

His fiction explores the human condition in the tradition of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Flannery O’Connor, Walker Percy, Denis Johnson, and the language of holy scripture. He is currently at work on a novel.