Eric Gober

Eric's fiction often explores complications and entanglements in romance. His debut novel, Secrets of the Other Side, won three Reader Views literary awards, including Best Fiction Book of the Year. Described by critics as "an emotional journey of love, loss, and self discovery" and "an incredible coming-of-age story," the novel chronicles one gay youth's quest for love and happiness during the tumultuous eighties and nineties.

His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including Of Heaven and Hell, Encore, A Likely Story, Stranded, First Time for Everything, and Best Gay Romance 2014. He earned his MFA in creative writing from Wichita State University.

Eric grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and has lived in Arizona, Kansas, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Today he makes his home in Los Angeles, where he enjoys trail running, spending time with friends, and working on new short stories and his next novel.