2014-2015 James and Mary Oswald Distinguished Writers Series: Phillip Gardner

Phillip Gardner is the author of three short story collections: Available Light, Somebody Wants Somebody Dead, and Someone to Crawl Back to. A three-time South Carolina Fiction Project winner and Pushcart Prize nominee, he has published widely in literary journals and anthologies. Gardner is also a screenwriter, composer, and the lead singer for The Woodys, an eight-member musical group specializing in classic rock as well as rhythm and blues. He lives in Darlington, South Carolina and teaches at Francis Marion University. For more information, visit www.phillipjgardner.com.