KC Grifant is a former science journalist and award-winning author based in Southern California. She writes internationally published horror, fantasy, science fiction and weird west fiction, including the award-winning Monster Gunslinger western adventure series and the short story collections Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny and Fantastica Horrifica. Dozens of her short stories have appeared in podcasts, Stoker-nominated anthologies, games, and magazines.
KC serves as an instructor for the University of California San Diego, an associate editor for Stars & Sabers Press, an editor for various anthologies, and a mentor for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). She is also the co-chair of the San Diego HWA chapter, which she founded in 2016.
Her classes on creative writing have been presented through Clarion West, Reach Your Apex and elsewhere. She has appeared on numerous panels, podcasts and media outlets to discuss genre storytelling.
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Latest News
- Virtual Workshop On Tension and Terror
- New Story in Valkyrie Anthology
- San Diego: A Hub for Literary Excellence
- Now available! Audiobook of Melinda West: Monster Gunslinger
- How To Make Your Short Story Shine (From An Editor’s Point of View)
- 2025 Eligibility Roundup
