David Burr

David Burr Gerrard was an American novelist best known for The Epiphany Machine, published by Putnam in 2017. His first novel, Short Century, was published by Rare Bird Books, and his shorter work appeared in outlets including The Awl, Los Angeles Review of Books, BOMB, and Guernica.

He earned an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University and taught fiction writing at Manhattanville College, the 92nd Street Y, and the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop. Across his work, he was known for combining literary style with satire, moral questions, and a lively, contemporary voice.