Mark Poirier

Mark Poirier
BornMark Jude Poirier
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
  • screenwriter
EducationB.A. 1991, Georgetown University

M.A 1992, Stanford University M.A. 1994, Johns Hopkins University

MFA 1997, The University of Iowa
GenreFiction
Literary movementPostmodern
Notable worksGoats
Modern Ranch Living
Smart People
PartnerEdward Cahill

Mark Jude Poirier is an American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.

He grew up in Tucson, Arizona, the fifth child in a family of eleven children. He lives in New York City with his partner, Edward Cahill.