Alan Drew was born and
raised in southern California and has traveled throughout Europe, Asia, and the
Middle East. He taught English literature for three years at a private high
school in Istanbul, arriving just four days before the devastating 1999 Marmara
earthquake. In 2004 he completed a master of fine arts degree at the Iowa
Writers’ Workshop, where he was awarded a Teaching/Writing Fellowship. He lives
with his wife and son in Cincinnati. |