Michael Martone

Michael Martone
Martone in 2018.
Born (1955-08-22) August 22, 1955
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationButler University
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
GenreShort story, non-fiction, formalist
SpouseTheresa Pappas
Website
fourforaquarter.com

Michael Martone (born August 22, 1955 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American author. Since 1977, he has written nearly 30 books and chapbooks. He was a professor at the Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama, where he taught from 1996 until his retirement in 2020.

Martone has won two Fellowships from the NEA and a grant from the Ingram Merrill Foundation. His stories and essays have appeared and been cited in the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Stories and The Best American Essays anthologies.