He is most known for founding Santa Fe Writers Project, an independent press.
Andrew Gifford's mother, Barbara, was fanatically religious and fascinated by Charles Manson.
[3] Gifford has written extensively about his life in his memoir,[4] and his criticisms of his family have not always been well received.
During a trip to visit family in Santa Fe, New Mexico his uncle, the writer Richard Currey encouraged him to get back into publishing.
[11] In 2020, he spoke with Real Fiction Radio about some of his many experiences as a writer and publisher.