Stephen Gibson

Faculty Member

Steve Gibson

Biography

Stephen D. Gibson received his PhD in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Houston. His short fiction has appeared in The Citron Review, Vestal Review, 100 Word Story, and Wigleaf. It has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best Microfiction.

Education

PhD, University of Houston, 2000

Major: Creative Writing

MA, Purdue University, 1995

Major: Creative Writing

BA, Brigham Young University, 1993

Major: English

Teaching

ENGL 4420

Advanced Fiction Writing, Spring 2025

ENGL 3420

Intermediate Fiction Writing, Spring 2025

ENGL 2250

Introduction to Creative Writing, Spring 2025

ENGL 2250

Introduction to Creative Writing, Spring 2025

Presentations

Gibson, Stephen , Colorado Mesa University Reading Series, "Ekphrasis and The Writing Life", Colorado Mesa University Department of English. (March 25, 2016)
Gibson, Stephen , Colorado Mesa University Reading Series, "Workshop", Colorado Mesa University Department of English. (March 25, 2016)
Gibson, Stephen , Colorado Mesa University Reading Series, "College Bookstore Shipping and Receiving_ A Couplet, With Wings and Trumpet, Once I Went to a Wake, and Cleave ", Colorado Mesa University Department of English. (March 24, 2016)
Gibson, Stephen , Creative Dialogues_ A Workshop in Brief Ekphrastic Prose, "Four Necklaces", Pintura: Palabra. Mestizo. (March 29, 2015)
Gibson, Stephen , Cinema Studies Film Series, "Persepolis: Film and Graphic Novel", Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. (August 28, 2008)
Gibson, Stephen , Lunchtime Ethics Open Discussion, "Lies that Tell the Truth_ Creative Writers as Ethicists", Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah. (November 9, 2006)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Gibson, Stephen , (2025) "In the Path of Totality" . Fractured Lit. https://fracturedlit.com/in-the-path-of-totality/
Gibson, Stephen , (2024) "The Gift" (Issue: 115, vol. December 2024). Hoot Online. https://www.hootreview.com/hoot-online-issue-115-december-2024-micro-fiction-poetry-memoir-book-reviews/
Gibson, Stephen , (2024) "On Not Kissing" . Wigleaf. https://wigleaf.com/
Gibson, Stephen , (2024) "On Not Kissing (Five)" . Wigleaf. https://wigleaf.com/
Gibson, Stephen , (2024) "On Not Kissing (Three)" . Wigleaf. wigleaf.com
Gibson, Stephen , (2024) "Her Own Long Gown" . https://100wordstory.org/her-own-long-gown/

Awards

Array

Finalist, Fractured Lit 2024 Flash Fiction Open

Fractured Lit - November 12, 2024

Longlist, The Masters Review 2022 Chapbook Open

The Masters Review - May, 2023

Nomination, Best Microfiction 2023

Vestal Review - December, 2022

Nomination, Best Microfiction 2021

MacQueen’s Quinterly - December, 2021

Finalist, Clay Reynolds Novella Prize 2021

Texas Review Press - November, 2021