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.