H. R. Williams (born in Marianna, Arkansas), is an American writer Harold Ray Williams grew up near Crowley's Ridge, a line of hills running north to south along the eastern side of Arkansas, which features in his novels and in much of his short fiction and essays. He now lives and writes in Trumann, Arkansas, itself close to the Ridge. Williams, who began writing novels in 2007, is active in national conferences and seminars. Husband to Nora Lee, he is the father of four children, and the grandfather of six.