Peter Christopher (American author)

This article is about the author and academic. For the author of books about shipwrecks and riverboats, see Peter Christopher (Australian author).

Peter Christopher was an associate professor at Georgia Southern University. Christopher was a highly acclaimed author, and wrote numerous books.^[1]

Peter Christopher
Born	1956
Died	April 15, 2008
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Florida Columbia University
Known for	Being a highly acclaimed author
Spouse	Carolyn Altman

Christopher also served as a writer-in-residence for the Writers Voice Workshop, and lectured at the University of Florida, Columbia University, and New York University. He joined the faculty of the Georgia Southern Writing and Linguistics Department in 1998, where he helped build the creative writing program. He also was a guest teacher for the dangerous writers in Portland, OR.

Christopher died on April 15, 2008, due to liver cancer.

Bibliography

Collections

• Campfires of the Dead (1989)
• Campfires of the Dead and the Living (2022)^[2][3]

Education

• Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Florida in 1996.
• Bachelors in Literature from Columbia University in 1978.

Awards

Christopher received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature.^[4]

References

• Columbia University info
• University of Florida info about alumni
• Link to story by Christopher