Ryan Boudinot

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{{Infobox Author

| name = Ryan Boudinot

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|6}}

| birth_place = Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands

| education = Evergreen State College (BA)
Bennington College (MFA)

}}

Ryan Boudinot (born November 6, 1972, in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands) is an American writer. He attended Evergreen State College (B.A) and Bennington College (M.FA).{{Cite web |date=2016-08-20 |title=Ryan Boudinot {{!}} The Evergreen State College |url=http://evergreen.edu/alumni/writersproject/ryanboudinot.htm |access-date=2022-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820125813/http://evergreen.edu/alumni/writersproject/ryanboudinot.htm |archive-date=2016-08-20 }} He is the author of several books, including The Octopus Rises,{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Rich |title=Ryan Boudinot's The Octopus Rises Is Pedestrian Sci-Fi Blahness |url=https://www.thestranger.com/books/2015/08/12/22681579/ryan-boudinots-the-octopus-rises-is-pedestrian-sci-fi-blahness |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The Stranger |language=en}} Blueprints of the Afterlife,{{Cite web |last=Mag |first=Seattle |date=2022-07-08 |title=Ryan Boudinot's Fabulist Fiction |url=https://seattlemag.com/ryan-boudinots-fabulist-fiction/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Seattle magazine |language=en-US}} The Littlest Hitler: Stories,{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ryan-boudinot/the-littlest-hitler/ |title=THE LITTLEST HITLER {{!}} Kirkus Reviews |language=en}} and Misconception.{{Cite book |url=https://groveatlantic.com/book/misconception/ |title=Misconception {{!}} Grove Atlantic |language=en}} The latter three have been nominated for the Washington State Book Award.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Blueprints of the Afterlife was also nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award{{Cite web |title=2012 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced |url=https://www.philipkdickaward.org/2013/01/09/ |website=Philip K. Dick Award}} and has been published in translation in the Czech Republic and Spain.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} He edited Seattle, City of Literature, an anthology featuring essays by over thirty writers.{{Cite book |last=Boudinot |first=Ryan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DXjWBQAAQBAJ |title=Seattle City of Literature: Reflections from a Community of Writers |date=2015-09-29 |publisher=Sasquatch Books |isbn=978-1-57061-987-8 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2015-10-11 |title='City of Literature': a partial piece of Seattle's literary heart |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/city-of-literature-a-partial-piece-of-seattles-literary-heart/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}

Boudinot was an MFA advisor at Goddard College from 2007-2015.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Boudinot |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-boudinot-09052990 |website=LinkedIn}} Following his departure from the position, he wrote an article on his experience,{{Cite web |last=Boudinot |first=Ryan |title=Things I Can Say About MFA Writing Programs Now That I No Longer Teach in One |url=https://www.thestranger.com/books/2015/02/27/21792750/things-i-can-say-about-mfa-writing-programs-now-that-i-no-longer-teach-in-one |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The Stranger |language=en}} which received widespread criticism for being overly harsh.{{Cite web |last=Sevcik |first=J. C. |title=I Was the MFA Student Who Made Ryan Boudinot Cry |url=https://www.thestranger.com/books/2015/03/04/21856969/i-was-the-mfa-student-who-made-ryan-boudinot-cry |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The Stranger |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Frizzelle |first=Christopher |title=An Interview with Ryan Boudinot About His MFA Piece That Blew Up the Internet |url=https://www.thestranger.com/books/2015/03/03/21821698/an-interview-with-ryan-boudinot-about-his-mfa-piece-that-blew-up-the-internet |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The Stranger |language=en}}

Boudinot worked for Amazon as a customer service representative from 1998–2000, during a period when the company expanded from solely selling books to other product categories. He was part of a team that launched what became the company's marketplace platform. He returned to Amazon from 2004-2007 as an editor on the DVD team, merchandising releases for movie studios including 20th Century Fox and the Criterion Collection. His technology career has also included editorial positions at Netflix, Microsoft, Expedia, and Immersion Networks.{{Relevance inline|date=September 2022|discuss=Is his work with these tech companies pertinent to why he's notable?}}

In 2013, Boudinot founded Seattle City of Literature{{Cite web |title=Council Connection » City of Literature |url=https://council.seattle.gov/2014/01/27/city-of-literature/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=council.seattle.gov}} a nonprofit organization that managed Seattle's bid to join the UNESCO Creative Cities network.{{Cite web |title=Seattle City of Literature |url=https://www.seattlecityoflit.org/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Seattle City of Literature |language=en-US}} He acted as its Executive Director, but his article on MFAs led to his removal from the position.{{Cite web |last=rdaily |date=2015-03-03 |title=Ryan Boudinot: voice of Seattle -- and UNESCO? • Tarpaulin Sky Press |url=https://tarpaulinsky.com/2015/03/ryan-boudinot-seattle-unesco/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Tarpaulin Sky Press |language=en-US}} Seattle was named a UNESCO City of Literature in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-10-31 |title=UNESCO declares Seattle a City of Literature |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/unesco-declares-seattle-a-city-of-literature/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}