Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson is the critically acclaimed author of several collections of poetry, short stories, and YA and middle grade novels. His book of prose poems, Miracles & Mortifications, received the James Laughlin Award from The Academy of American Poets, an award given to what the Academy believes to be the best second book by an American poet. His first YA novel, What Happened was awarded the Paterson Prize and was called the “most gorgeously written YA of 2007” by Booklist, and his middle grade novel, The Adventures of John Smith Jr., aka Houdini, was chosen as one of the best children's books of the year by Kirkus Reviews. Johnson is the recipient of two creative writing awards from Rhode Council on the Arts and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a Professor Emeritus at Providence College where he still teaches, and he lives in Barrington, RI with his family and his black pug, Winnie. His website can be found at peterjohnsonauthor.com