Jason Mott lives in southeastern North Carolina. He has a BFA in Fiction and an MFA in Poetry, both from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. His poetry and fiction has appeared in various literary journals. He was nominated for a 2009 Pushcart Prize award and Entertainment Weekly listed him as one of their 10 New Hollywood: Next Wave people to watch.
Awards: NBA (2021) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction
Novels
The Returned (2013)
The Wonder of All Things (2014)
aka Ava's Gift
The Crossing (2018)
Hell of a Book (2021)
People Like Us (2025)
The Wonder of All Things (2014)
aka Ava's Gift
The Crossing (2018)
Hell of a Book (2021)
People Like Us (2025)
Collections
We Call This Thing Between Us Love (poems) (2009)
Hide Behind Me (2011)
Dark Musings Volume 1 (2013)
Dark Musings (2013)
Dark Musings Volume 2 (2013)
The Random Drabblings of a Madman (2013)
Hide Behind Me (2011)
Dark Musings Volume 1 (2013)
Dark Musings (2013)
Dark Musings Volume 2 (2013)
The Random Drabblings of a Madman (2013)
Novellas and Short Stories
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Jason Mott recommends

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These Memories Do Not Belong to Us (2025)
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Everybody Says It's Everything (2025)
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