Kevin Matthew Hayes is an award-winning author whose literary creations are often influenced by the history, legends, and culture of the American South and the American West. His works have been featured in publications such as Frontier Tales Magazine and book fairs in the Americas and Europe. In addition to being a member of the Society of Classical Poets and the Southeastern Writers Association, he is the founder and proprietor of Live Oak Key Publishing LLC. Hayes has made appearances as a background artist in television series, such as NCIS: New Orleans and Salem, and in supporting roles in independent films. In 2022, he contributed his voice to a segment of the International Holocaust Project titled “Our Voices—United to Remember Survivors and Victims of the Holocaust.”
Published Works
Novels
Live Oak Key | Live Oak Key Publishing LLC
Novellas
Ethan Tucker’s Job | Live Oak Key Publishing LLC | Winner of the Literary Titan’s Book Award
Short Stories
Prologue from Ethan Tucker’s Job | Frontier Tales Magazine | Voted Frontier Tales Magazine’s Best Story of June 2025 and was featured in Volume 15 of The Best of Frontier Tales.
All Hallows’ Eve Tales
The Beast of Talbotton | Live Oak Key Publishing LLC
Reckonings | Live Oak Key Publishing LLC | Winner of the Literary Titan’s Book Award
Facing Demons | Live Oak Key Publishing LLC | Winner of the Literary Titan’s Book Award
Poems
Summer 2020 | The Society of Classical Poets
July 4, 2020 | The Society of Classical Poets
Day Dreaming | The Society of Classical Poets
The Forts of Pensacola Bay | The Society of Classical Poets
Nightfall at Pensacola Beach | The Society of Classical Poets
Blackwater River State Park | The Society of Classical Poets
Are You Prepared for All Hallows’ Eve? | The Society of Classical Poets
The Legend of Ole Stingy Jack | The Society of Classical Poets
