Stephen Raleigh Byler

Stephen Raleigh Byler, whose grandparents were Amish, was born in a small town in the Pennsylvania Dutch country near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He earned an M.A. in religion and literature from Yale University and an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University. In addition to writing and editing for numerous small magazines, Byler has worked as a radio announcer, a bankruptcy counselor, and a guide at a fly-fishing lodge. He divides his time between Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Livingston,...See more

Stephen Raleigh Byler, whose grandparents were Amish, was born in a small town in the Pennsylvania Dutch country near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He earned an M.A. in religion and literature from Yale University and an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University. In addition to writing and editing for numerous small magazines, Byler has worked as a radio announcer, a bankruptcy counselor, and a guide at a fly-fishing lodge. He divides his time between Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Livingston, Montana. He is thirty-one years old. See less