Austin Kleon

I'm a writer who draws. Author of Newspaper Blackout and Steal Like An Artist.

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  • Steal Like An Artist

    Steal Like An Artist – A best-selling manifesto for creativity in the digital age. Read the book→

  • i want you / that you I was cautioned against

    Newspaper Blackout – A best-selling poetry collection made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker. Read the book→

  • Show Your Work!

    Show Your Work! – I’m working on the followup to my book, Steal Like An Artist. Read more about it→

  • i want you / that you I was cautioned against

    Newspaper Blackout Poems – Archive of my poems made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker. Read the poems→

  • Steal Across America Tour Diary – Notes from my 20-city book tour. Read the diary→

  • speaking-wide-tedxkc

    TEDx Talk: Steal Like An Artist – Talk based on my book, Steal Like An Artist. Watch my talks→

  • Visual Note-Taking – Think of it as cartoon journalism: I listen for the stories and ideas worth stealing, then I draw them. Learn more→

  • Sketchbook – Doodles and drawings from my notebooks. Take a peek→

  • calming-area

    de-Signs – iPhone photos of street signs erased into new messages. Browse the archives→

  • Newspaper Blackout tumblr

    Newspaper Blackout Tumblr – A site where folks from around the world share their own blackout poems. Visit the site→

  • Favorite books – I love, love, love, love, love to read. Browse my collection→

  • Austin Kleon

    Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) is a writer and artist living in Austin, Texas. He’s the author of Steal Like An Artist and Newspaper Blackout.

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