Meet Novelist William Auman
William D. (Bill) Auman is an award-winning novelist known for richly layered storytelling, complex characters, and historical adventure. His career spans many roles as noted below. Discover the books that shaped his journey on the Books page.
Who is Bill?
Known by most for his trial and appellate attorney career, during which he handled roughly 70 murder cases and tried over 250 cases, Bill has worn many hats through the years. An honors graduate of N.C. State University, Western Carolina University (M.P.A.) and Campbell University School of Law, he has served as a college professor for 25 years at both UNC-Asheville and Mars Hill University. In what he terms his “previous life,” he was at times a tennis professional, high school tennis coach, and an AAU/high school basketball coach. Now that his legal career has ended, he enjoys his self-described role of being a “HillbillyBeachbum” and calls both the NC mountains and New Port Richey, Florida home. He is married to his wife of over 40 years and is the proud father of two and grandfather of three.
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