Biography

Augustus Cileone was born in Philadelphia.  He received undergraduate and graduate degrees in English from Temple University. He later studied at Saint Joseph’s University and acquired teaching certificates in elementary and secondary education. 

He has been honored for his writing by Annual Art Affair, Hidden River Arts, the annual Writer’s Digest writing competition, The Philadelphia Writers’ Conference, the Montgomery County Community College’s Annual Writers’ Club Poetry and Fiction Contest, Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards, and the Annual StoryPros International Screenplay Contest. Don Ron Books is also including a short story in their collection entitled South Philly Fiction.

A Lesson in Murder is Mr. Cileone’s first novel.  He has completed a second novel about growing up as an Italian American Catholic in South Philadelphia during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.  He is currently working on another murder mystery.  Gus Cileone makes his home in Montgomery County, just outside of Philadelphia. 

Contact The Author

You can contact Augustus Cileone at gcileone@gmail.com.