Christopher Flakus received the InPrint C. Glenn Cambor Fellowship in 2019 and earned his MFA in Fiction from the University of Houston in 2023. He has twice attended The Institute for World Literature, most recently completing a month-long program of lectures and presentations in Mainz, Germany.

Known for his unconventional academic path, Christopher stands out as a creative writer among scholars of critical theory. He is a contributing staff member at New Square Magazine, a Dublin-based literary journal, and an active member of its Sancho Panza Literary Society, led by novelist Joseph Reynolds.

He is currently seeking publication for his debut novel, My Life Among the Outlaw Poets: The Books of Death, Life, and Hope—a vivid exploration of the American Southwest and borderlands, blending myth, memory, and the voices of outlaws and poets.