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Jason Ockert

Professor

Contact Jason Ockert
843-349-2531 jockert@coastal.edu

Edwards 233

Spring 2024 Office Hours
Tuesdays 1:00 - 3:00pm
Thursdays 2:00 - 3:00pm
*Please email for an appointment. 

Biography

Jason Ockert is the author of Wasp Box, a novel, and three collections of short stories: ShadowselvesNeighbors of Nothing, and Rabbit Punches. Winner of the Dzanc Short Story Collection Contest, the Atlantic Monthly Fiction Contest, and the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award, he was also a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the Million Writers Award. His work has appeared in journals and anthologies including Best American Mystery StoriesGrantaThe Cincinnati ReviewOxford AmericanOne Story, and McSweeney’s.