Bernard Grant

Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

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

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: Apr 12, 2025