Ronald A. Williams

About the Author
RONALD A. WILLIAMS is a Barbadian author and retired college president. He emerged as the top entrant in the 24th annual Frank Collymore Literary Endowment (FCLE) Awards with his novel The Fall of Autumn Leaves in 2021. The Dark Land under the title “The Memoir,” won the Prime Minister’s Prize for prose in 2013and was runner-up in the same competition.

Ronald is married and has two daughters and two grandchildren.

FULL BIO

Ronald Williams, author was born in the Garden, St. James, Barbados. He has a Ph.D. in literature, a master’s degree in English and bachelor’s degrees in English and History.

Now retired, he is a former vice president of the College Board, best known for its SAT® and Advanced Placement® tests, and former President of Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Md. where he had served for eight years, capping an extensive career with community colleges and college administrations.

Williams’ novels are frequently set in the Caribbean, and he would sometimes add an allure of intrigue to the social issues that people of that region confront. His published novels are Four Saints and an Angel (2009), A Death in Panama (2010), A Voice from the Tomb (2013), The Butterflies’ Coat (2014), The Dark Land (2016), Eurydice’s Song (2019), The Fall of Autumn Leaves (2021), Outside the Gates of Eden (2022) and The Two-Headed Raven [2024].
He will release his latest novel The Chosen of Aquian in 2025.

Ronald enjoys reading and travelling.

[August 2025]

Genres: General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Titles Published: Nine