Joseph Coulson is a novelist, poet, playwright, and teacher. His first novel, The Vanishing Moon (2004), published as a Harvest Book from Harcourt and in German and French translations, was selected for the Barnes & Noble Great New Writers series and won the Book of the Year Award, Gold Medal in Literary Fiction, from ForeWord Magazine. His second novel, Of Song and Water (2007), was a finalist for the Great Lakes Book Award and enjoyed both critical and commercial success in France, fueled by an award-winning translation by Judith Roze and reviews in leading publications, including Le Monde.
Books
THE PRINCE OF MEMPHIS, a new novel, is COMING SOON from Dreamfield Press. Available online and in bookstores on September 15, 2026.
Preview MIDNIGHT CANDY, an original song written by Schleeter, Relling & Coulson, featured in The Prince of Memphis and available as a companion track on September 15.
A Drama in Two Acts,
Co-written with William Relling Jr.
