Welcome to the Official Site of Bowen Gillings!

New Release News!

Two Rom and Drood tales back-to-back! Bound Hounds first appeared in the anthology Journeys into Possibility in 2023. Now, the tale of our unwilling heroes on a cursed quest to recover the magic harp of a manipulative goddess will be available as a solo ebook. Snag your copy on December 1st!

Death and Deception—a novella-length Rom and Drood adventure—is set to release January 2025 in Sally Port Magazine! Our worldly, reputation-weary duo find themselves neck deep in a murder mystery where every clue pins the blame on them. Can they clear their names and catch the real killers before the constables slap on the iron cuffs? This January go to sallyportmagazine.com to find out.


Where to find me when:

December 15, 2024 – 5:00-7:30 PM, Storybook Brewing, Colorado Springs, CO

February 5, 2025 – Bookstravaganza! Superstars Writing Conference, Colorado Springs, CO

May 1-4, 2025 – Pikes Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO



Exceptionals is out now!

This is the place to check out Bowen’s happening writing and writing happenings.

Bowen didn’t look to be a writer, but writing found him anyway. Since publishing his first offbeat short story in Allegory e-zine, Bowen has won awards for his work and continues to find homes for his quirky tales, boldly told.

Bowen’s stories are for fun-seekers, thrill-seekers, and joy-seekers. He writes for those who like to smile as they read. Quirky is his touchstone. Offbeat, his muse. If you’re looking to step away from characters of dark, brooding intensity or worlds devoid of hope, then look no further. This stuff is right up your alley…if you buy books in an alley.

Which is creepy.

Go to a bookstore.


  • Exercise Your Creativity

    Thousands of articles have been written about the benefits of physical exercise. You can make a list two pages long and still not cover them all. Big ones include improved cardiovascular health, increased strength and durability, better immune system, weight management, and having pants that fit. The benefits go beyond the physical and also include…

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  • Download for FREE!

    A Night to Remember the ebook is free for a limited time! This special opportunity to own A Night to Remember at no cost is only open for five days. So download for free and enjoy. What’s the story about? Check out the synopsis here or sample some pages here. Reviews power the promotional machine.…

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  • PPW Anthology Submissions Open!

    Pikes Peak Writers‘ third anthology is open for submissions through July 31st! So polish up your tales of adventure and intrigue, of romance and action, of exciting happenings in mesmerizing places. They want stories that are as good as being there (because no one traveled during COVID).

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  • Anthology #3 from PPW

    Pikes Peak Writers is on the verge of opening the submissions window for its third anthology. June 1st-July 31st, 2022 are the dates for members of PPW to submit up to three short stories, poems, or works of flash fiction. Not a PPW member? Join the nation’s friendliest writer’s organization right now for free! For…

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  • Here it is, my new site

    After the great website crash of ’22, I present this new operation still under construction. The bones are up. With time, it will get fleshed out.

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