Larry Watson

Larry Watson is a novelist and poet who grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota. He received a BFA and MFA from the University of North Dakota and eventually earned a doctorate in Creative Writing from the University of Utah. As a native of the Midwest, Watson often writes fiction incorporating distinctive Midwestern settings and landscapes. He has written several novels and one collection of poetry, and has earned various awards for his fiction. He taught English at the University of Wisconsin for 25 years before becoming a visiting professor at Marquette University. He currently lives with his wife in Milwaukee, with whom he has two daughters and two grandchildren.