John Milas

John Milas is a writer from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and current Ph.D. student. His debut novel, The Militia House (Henry Holt, 2023), was nominated for a 2023 Shirley Jackson Award, longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and recognized by Indies Introduce, Indie Next, and The Audacious Book Club curated by Roxane Gay. He received a Walter E. Dakin fellowship to attend the Sewanee Writers’ Conference in 2024 and a Legacy Fellowship to attend Florida State University in 2025. Learn more at johnmilas.com.