Jonathan Daniel Gardner

Fiction Writer

Brooklyn, NY
New York US
Email: 
[email protected]
Website: 
jonathandanielgardner.com

Author's Bio

Jonathan Daniel Gardner is a fiction writer in Brooklyn. He writes about people improvising their way through lives they thought would be easier by now. His work is often funny until it isn’t. He is currently at work on his first novel, In Moon I Keep You, and a story collection, To Be a Person Like That.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Beyond Words Anthology: Father Stories (Beyond Words Press, 2026)
Journals:
3Elements Literary Review
,
Blood+Honey
,
Brooklyn Rail
,
Change Seven
,
Drift & Dribble Miscellany
,
Forge Literary Magazine
,
Identity Theory
,
Instant Noodles
,
Letter Review
,
LitBreak Magazine
,
Maudlin House
,
Moon City Review
,
Necessary Fiction
,
New World Writing
,
Raven Review
,
Rawhead Journal
,
Stanchion
,
Streetlight Magazine
,
Tahoma Literary Review
,
The Disappointed Housewife
Prizes won: 

The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction - 2026

More Information

Identifies as: 
Southern
Born in: 
Sumter, SC
South Carolina
Raised in: 
Asheville, NC
North Carolina
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Last update: Oct 22, 2026