
Ryan Gattis

Ryan Gattis
Ryan Gattis (ryangattis.com) is the author of Safe, Kung Fu High School, The System, and All Involved—which won the American Library Association’s Alex Award, the Lire Award for Noir of the Year (France), and has been named one of the all-time “13 Most Essential L.A. Crime Books” (L.A. Times, 2023). He lives and writes in South Los Angeles, where he is a member of art collective UGLARworks, and a PEN America Prison Writing Mentor.
Photo credit: Sam Tenney
Upcoming Events

October 26, 2021
at 9pm
Conversation
Trauma to Transformation: Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges and Ryan Gattis
October 26, 2021 at 9pm
Ryan Gattis has no upcoming events.

June 04, 2023
at 4pm
TIFA Event
Masterclass: Immersive Storytelling, with Ryan Gattis
Ryan Gattis
June 04, 2023 at 4pm

June 03, 2023
at 3:30pm
Conversation
Mean Streets: Ryan Gattis & Patrick Hoffman
Ryan Gattis and Patrick Hoffman
June 03, 2023 at 3:30pm

June 02, 2023
at 12pm
Outdoor Event
A Taste for Murder with Ryan Gattis, Jenny Lund Madsen, Harini Nagendra & Kwei Quartey
Ryan Gattis, Jenny Lund Madsen, Harini Nagendra, and Kwei Quartey
June 02, 2023 at 12pm

June 04, 2022
at 2pm
Panel Discussion
Critical Conversation: The Ethics of Crime Writing
Robert Rotenberg, Beverley McLachlin, Marcie Rendon, and Ryan Gattis
June 04, 2022 at 2pm

June 03, 2022
at 8pm
Conversation
The System on Trial: Ryan Gattis & Sarah Weinman
Ryan Gattis, Sarah Weinman, and Craig Offman
June 03, 2022 at 8pm

October 26, 2021
at 9pm
Conversation
Trauma to Transformation: Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges and Ryan Gattis
October 26, 2021 at 9pm