Chopan, Jon

Jon Chopan was born and raised in Rochester, New York. He received his MA in history from SUNY Oswego and his MFA in Creative Nonfiction from The Ohio State University. His writing has appeared in journals such as Glimmer Train, Hotel Amerika, and Post Road. He lives in Columbus, Ohio where he teaches creative writing and composition at The Ohio State University at Newark. In the summer, he spends his time in Rochester, New York building decks with C&R Construction. He is the author of the memoir PULLED FROM THE RIVER (Black Lawrence Press, 2012).