Contest-winning flash fiction, horror, and screenplays — award after award, out of New Orleans. Now collected in Short Cuts & Sharp Ends, with more on the way.
It started in 2009 — a small magazine took a chance on a story from a guy who had no business being in print yet. Fifteen-plus years, a stack of contest wins, and one published collection later, he still gets nervous before every deadline. He shows up anyway.
Gant writes the way New Orleans raised him — with grit, dark humor, and a refusal to quit. When he isn't chasing a contest deadline, he's plotting the next collection.
He's led writing workshops for aspiring authors, offers 1-on-1 help sharpening your stories, and is available to speak at conferences and conventions on craft, contests, and the creative grind.
A collection of contest-winning flash fiction and short stories — sharp, dark, and built to draw blood. If you like your stories short and your endings sharper, this one's for you.
Two-time NYC Midnight champion. Contest-winning horror, sci-fi, and screenplay author. Off the clock, there is no clock — every deadline is a contest deadline, and every contest is one more chance to win again.
Pick a story. Press play. Free, no signup required — though I won't stop you from joining the list after.
Multiple-round NYC Midnight competitor — short story, flash fiction, and 100-word sprints written under brutal deadlines.
Contest-winning entries across horror, sci-fi, and screenplay categories, including "Nam's Threshold" and "Hush."
Short Cuts & Sharp Ends proves the New Orleans grit translates to the page, one jagged story at a time.
Award-winning speaker and Toastmasters mentor — every story here has already survived being read out loud.
Booking a workshop, a speaking slot, or 1-on-1 story coaching? Send a note and I'll get back to you.