Peter Rock

Peter Rock is the author of ten previous works of fiction, including My Abandonment , which won the Alex Award and was adapted into the film Leave No Trace . He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and is a professor of creative writing at Reed College. His previous novel, The Night Swimmers , was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. He lives in Portland with his wife and two daughters.

Peter Rock is the author of ten previous works of fiction, including My Abandonment , which won the Alex Award and was adapted into the film Leave No Trace . He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and is a professor of creative writing at Reed College. His previous novel, The Night Swimmers , was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. He lives in Portland with his wife and two daughters. See less