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Brandon Sward is a writer in Los Angeles. Before turning to literature, he earned a PhD from the University of Chicago. His words can be read in The Chicago Reader, The Point, High Country News, and dozens of other local, national, and international publications. He is also the author of News from Nowhere on Substack. He has been a finalist or nominee for the Pushcart Prize, a Periplus Fellowship, a Writing Fellowship at A Public Space, and the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. Residencies attended include Yaddo, Byrdcliffe, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. He has completed workshops with Tin House, Lambda Literary, and Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. His current projects are a memoir that explores his relationships with men and a novel that follows two friends who seek to navigate Chicago’s cultural scene after graduating from an elite university.