T. Alan Broughton was born in Bryn Mawr, PA. He attended Exeter Academy ('54), Harvard, Juilliard School of Music (piano), Swarthmore ('62, B.A.), University of Washington ('64, M.A.). He taught in the English Department, University of Vermont for 35 years where he was Corse Professor of English Language and Literature, founder of the Writers' Workshop Program, and Chair ('94-'97). Recipient of fellowships from N.E.A. and Guggenheim Foundation, he lives in Burlington, Vermont. He writes novels, short stories, poetry, and essays.