Greg Garrett
Greg Garrett
Greg Garrett is professor of English at Baylor University, where he teaches fiction, screenwriting, film, and literature, as well as a popular speaker and spiritual retreat leader. He is the author of the novels Free Bird, Cycling, and Shame (2009), as well as the non-fiction books The Gospel Reloaded (with Chris Seay), The Gospel According to Hollywood, Stories from the Edge, and We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2 (2009), among others. His many recognitions include Outstanding Baylor Faculty Member (1994), a Pirate’s Alley William Faulkner Prize for Fiction, a regional CASE gold medal for nonfiction, and election to the Texas Institute of Letters for lifetime literary achievement (2005). Garrett is a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal Church.