Bernard Grant

Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Cincinnati, OH
Ohio US
Email: 
bernardgrnt@gmail.com
Website: 
BernardGrant.com
Twitter/X: 
@BernardGrantAu
RSS feed: 
WriterlyNourishment.com

Author's Bio

Bernard Grant's stories and essays have been published in CRAFT, Third Coast, New Delta Review, and The South Carolina Review, among other publications. Bernard holds a BA from the Evergreen State College, an MFA from Pacific Lutheran University, and a PhD from the University of Cincinnati. 

 

Education: 
Pacific Lutheran University, Rainier Writing Workshop MFA
University of Cincinnati PhD
Writers Retreats: 
Anderson Center Artist Residency Program
Literary agent: 
Madison Smartt Bell of Ayesha Pande Literary Agency

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Anthology:
Jack Straw Writers Anthology (Jack Straw Productions, 2015)
Chapbook:
Puzzle Pieces (Paper Nautilus, 2016)
Journals:
Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing
,
Hippocampus Magazine
,
The Literary Review
,
Lunch Ticket
,
New Delta Review

Fiction

Anthology:
Jack Straw Writers Anthology (Jack Straw Productions, 2015)
Chapbook:
Fly Back at Me (Sundress Publications, 2016)
Journals:
Cheap Pop
,
Crab Orchard Review
,
Craft
,
Day One
,
Fiction Southeast
,
Sequestrum
,
South Carolina Review
,
Talking Writing
,
The Nervous Breakdown
,
Thin Air Magazine
,
Third Coast
Prizes won: 
  • Finalist for the 2022 Iron Horse Literary Review First Book Prize
  • Finalist for the 2021 Iron Horse Literary Review First Book Prize
  • Finalist for the 2021 Nilsen Literary Prize for a First Novel
  • Pushcart Prize Nomination for "The Caregiver", 2021
    • Craft Literary Magazine
  • VSC Fellowship, 2017
    • Vermont Studio Center
  • Best of the Net Nomination for "I Only Remember What You've Told Me", 2017
    • New Delta Review
  • Carol Houck Smith Graduate Scholarship, 2016
    • Pacific Lutheran University, MFA
  • Albert C. Yates Fellowship, 2016
    • University of Cincinnati, PhD
  • June Dodge Residency Fellowship, 2016
    • Mineral School
  • GSGA Research Fellowship, 2016
    • University of Cincinnati, PhD
  • Jack Straw Writing Fellowship, 2015
    • Jack Straw Productions
  • Finalist for Charles Johnson Fiction Award, 2015
    • Crab Orchard Review
  • Finalist for Jack Dyer Fiction Prize, 2015
    • Crab Orchard Review
  • Prose Finalist in 2015 Chapbook Contest, 2015
    • Cutbank Literary Journal
  • Runner Up in New Writer Awards, 2015
    • Sequestrum Literary Journal
  • Winner of Debut Series Chapbook Contest, 2015
    • Paper Nautilus Press
  • Best of the Net Nomination for "Paper Clips", 2015
    • The Museum of Americana
  • Bryn Lunde Memorial Scholarship, 2014
    •  Fishtrap: Writing & the West
  • Deborah Tall Memorial Scholarship, 2014
    • Pacific Lutheran University, MFA

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Xiaolu Guo, Donna Williams, Rapsody, Kelly Reichardt, Julia Hart, bell hooks, Stella Meghie, Anton Chekhov, Ari Aster, Joanna Hogg, Mike Flanagan, Sheila Heti, Sophia Takal, Alice Munro, Zadie Smith, Charlotte Martin, Elizabeth Strout, Quinn Shephard, Morgan Lander, Toni Morrison, Zoe Lister-Jones, Noname, Babak Anvari, Anna & Dietrich Brüggemann, So Yong Kim, Corinna Faith, Lauren Greenfield, Clio Barnard, MAVI, Marilyn Freeman, Annemarie Jacir, Nick Walker, Shirley Jackson, Eula Biss, Elena Ferrante, Rebecca Solnit, Earl Sweatshirt, Alanis Morissette, Pamela Aldon, Sally Wainwright, James Baldwin, Beth Orton, Sally Potter, Patty Griffin, Flannery O'Connor, Amy Seimitz, Lisa Langseth, Brit Marling, Maggie Rogers, Sarah Adina Smith, Mick Jenkins, Adrienne Rich, Mélanie Laurent, Hayley Williams, Maggie Nelson, Percival Everett, Madeleine Ryan, Natalie Maines, Abi Morgan, Ali Abbasi, Paul Laverty.
What I'm reading now: 
Books by Writers, Subtitles by Screenwriters, Lyrics by Songwriters

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
Disabled
Prefers to work with: 
Disability, Illness/Wellness, LGBTQ, Mental Health
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Alexandria, VA
Virginia
Raised in: 
San Antonio, TX
Texas
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Last update: Aug 17, 2024