Eric W. Gershman

Eric W. Gershman is a musician, comedian, writer, and serial entrepreneur. His first publishing company was acquired by McGraw Hill & Companies. He earned his MFA in fiction from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

In his first 18 months of full-time fiction writing (2020), ten journals and magazines have published his stories, including the Best of the Red Penguin, Monnath Books' Short Story Anthology, and Weaver Magazine. He has thrice been awarded honorary mentions in Writers of the Future story competitions. He resides in Vermont with his wife and lots of dogs, bikes, and way too many skis. 

Mr. Gershman's first novel, The Visitor, has already received rave reviews:

"A work of historical fantasy, The Visitor is meticulously researched and solidly grounded in fact. It takes the reader on a journey across continents and generations. It is the kind of story that makes an imprint on one's mind, and is never forgotten."

"Eric Gershman has written an ambitious, sweeping first novel that takes an African girl, a child soldier in a brutal inter-tribal Cold War conflict, on a journey through America's slaving past, the politics and cultural confusion of international adoption and modern-day racism in this country. A compelling tale of war, escape, reckoning and revenge, The Visitor is worthy and engaging fiction that will open your eyes to the historic and historically brutal links between America and Africa."

"Like the work of Colson Whitehead and N.K. Jemison, The Visitor uses the fantastic to find a deeper meaning in the wounds history has left us with. Gershman has written an ambitious, affecting book." 

For a review copy of Mr. Gershman's first novel, The Visitor, please email eric.w.gershman@gmail.com. 

To read any of the author's short stories, just click on one of the book cover images on the right.  

Find Eric W. Gershman on Twitter at @Eric_W_Gershman, Instagram at eric.gershman.author, or at his website at www.ericwgershman.com.