Fred McGavran

Fiction Writer

Cincinnati, OH
Ohio US
Email: 
fmcgavran@fuse.net
Website: 
www.fredmcgavran.com

Author's Bio

Fred McGavran is a graduate of Kenyon College and Harvard Law School, and served as an officer in the US Navy in Vietnam. After retiring from law, he was ordained a deacon in the Diocese of Southern Ohio, where he serves as Assistant Chaplain with Episcopal Retirement Services. The Ohio Arts Council awarded him an Individual Achievement Award for The Reincarnation of Horlach Spenser, a story that appeared in Harvard Review. Black Lawrence Press published The Butterfly Collector, his award-winning collection of short stories, and Glass Lyre Press published Recycled Glass and Other Stories, his second collection, in April 2017. For more information, please go to www.fredmcgavran.com.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Recycled Glass and Other Stories (Glass Lyre Press, 2017)
,
The Butterfly Collector (Black Lawrence Press, 2009)
Prizes won: 

 

Placed in 2016 Writer’s Digest Short Short Contest for “A Killer App.”

 

Honorable Mention for “The Reliquary of Charles Spears” in J.F. Powers Contest in Dappled Things 2016.

 

Honorable Mention for “How Do You Know?” in Aestas 2015 Contest.

 

Honorable Mention for “The Macabre on Quimby Square” in Short Story America 2013.

 

WordPlay 3rd quarter 2010 Writing Contest winner for “Crobson’s Syndrome” at Awardhttp://www.wordplaywriters.com/sitebuild....

 

Ohio Arts Council Individual Achievement Award 2009 for “The Reincarnation of Horlach Spencer” published in Issue 37 of Harvard Review (Spring 2010).

 

Winning Writers Most Highly Commended 2009 for “The Pennington Scarabs” at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/t...

 

First Honorable Mention for “The Reincarnation of Horlach Spencer” in 2008 Dana Awards.

 

Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards First Place 2008 in the Horror Category for “Look at the Dead Person” at http://www.writersdigest.com/article/pop...

 

Short listed for “The Annunciation of Charles Spear” for Bridport Prize 2007

 

St. Lawrence Award 2007 for The Butterfly Collector.

 

Winning Writers First Place 2004 for “Watching Time” at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/t....

 

Raymond Carver Award 2003 from Humboldt State University for “The Butterfly Collector.”

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Too many to list.
What I'm reading now: 
Stalingrad by Vasilly Grossman

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Born in: 
Columbus, OH
Ohio
Raised in: 
Columbus, OH
Ohio
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Last update: Nov 07, 2019