Adrian Van YoungAdrian Van Young teaches writing at Boston College, Boston University and Grub Street Writers Inc., a creative writing non-profit. At various points in time, he has also taught writing and literature at the Calhoun School, 826 NYC and the Buckingham,Browne and Nichols School. He received his B.A. in English from Vassar College, and his MFA in fiction from Columbia University, where he formerly taught as well. In 2008, he was the recipient of a Henfield Foundation Prize and was nominated by Columbia's faculty for inclusion in the Best New American Voices 2010 Anthology. He is currently in the midst of writing a historical novel based on the life of William H. Mumler, the father of spirit photography, and his clairvoyant wife, Hannah Mumler. His fiction and nonfiction have been published or are forthcoming in Lumina, Gigantic, Lacuna and The Believer. He lives in Somerville, MA, with his wife Darcy. Read More Read Less