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Stories of obsession, rupture,
dark comedy, and the uncanny

Bradford Gyori’s fiction moves between literary, speculative, comic, and uncanny territory. Stories of warped perception, emotional pressure, shifting identities, and people trying to make sense of worlds that won’t stay still. Published in the US, UK, and internationally.

Ghost Story Award
Winner
HWA
Highly Commended
Forever Mine
Bridport Prize
Longlisted
Bristol Short Story
Prize Longlisted

Additional recognition includes the Hammond House Shortlist, Quiet Man Dave Prize Longlist, and New Millennium Writing Awards Honorable Mention.

Published in Mystery Tribune, Coffin Bell, Café Irreal, and others.

On Voice

I’m a voice writer. I give my characters separate narrators with distinct dialects, philosophies, and dispositions. Some sarcastic. Some sweet. Some utterly deranged. But all with enough light and shadow to feel recognizably human.

Sometimes these narrators carry their own stories. Sometimes they coexist within the same one. Always, they are trying to prove they are the true protagonist.

There is no omniscient narrator. The reader has to decide who to trust, and when.

That tension is the work. It turns the story into a test of perception — a catalyst for critical thinking, and, at its best, an accelerator of empathy.

— Bradford Gyori

Extended Works

Narrative Works
Beyond the Page

Work that extends beyond the printed page, including interactive narrative and audio storytelling.

Critical Reception

“A haunting tale of the American West with a fresh and persuasive voice which feels like an epic in miniature.”

Historical Writers’ Association

“Peer through Gyori’s brilliant, kaleidoscopic magic realism, and you’ll be treated to his unique and riveting take on the age-old story of a young person on a quest to find out who he truly is.”

Paul Guernsey, The Ghost Story Journal

“A brilliant and refreshing read.”

Kevin Saitta, Written Tales

“A cool piece, very different and funny, with a great concept.”

Rick Taubold, Fabula Argentea Magazine