A writer, educator, and researcher with a deep commitment to storytelling and its cultural impact, Grant Currier’s academic journey has been enriched by international experiences, notably as a Fulbright Grantee at the University of Debrecen. There, he initiated the IEAS Writers Salon and the Conference on Creativity and Practice, both of which foster cross-cultural literary dialogues.​ His teaching philosophy centers on interdisciplinary approaches that promote critical thinking and narrative exploration. Having developed and taught courses in literature, composition, and creative writing, he always aims to create student-centered learning environments in which curiosity is cultivated through dialogue, conversation, and literary excellence.​ The stories of his Hungarian-American family and his Rust Belt childhood inspire his fiction, which have appeared in The Table Review, Saranac Review, Nimrod International Journal, Grand Little Things, The South Dakota Review, Waxwing, Open: Journal of Arts & Letters, and elsewhere. His as-yet-unpublished short story collection We Will Not Grieve has been recognized twice as a semi-finalist for the Iron Horse Literary Review First Book Prize and once for the Orison Fiction Prize. He is a finalist for The Tusculum Review’s 2025 Chapbook contest.