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Bernard Grant [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
Cincinnati, OH
Ohio US
Email: 
bernardgrnt@gmail.com
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. 

 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Twitter/X: 
Born in: 
Alexandria, VA
Virginia
Raised in: 
San Antonio, TX
Texas
Website: 
https://BernardGrant.com [2]
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
Education: 
Pacific Lutheran University, Rainier Writing Workshop
University of Cincinnati
Agent/Agency name: 
Madison Smartt Bell of Ayesha Pande Literary Agency
Writers Retreats: 
Anderson Center Artist Residency Program
Identifies as: 
Disabled
Prefers to work with: 
Disability
Illness/Wellness
LGBTQ
Mental Health

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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/bernard_grant [2] https://BernardGrant.com