Martin Etchart

Martin Etchart was born and raised in Arizona. He is a second generation Basque-American whose grandparents migrated from Urepel, France. Martin is one of five children who, after studying abroad and living in several cities around the United States, has returned to the small rural town he grew up in.

Martin attended Arizona State University where he received a B.A and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing before going on to obtain his Ph. D.

Besides being a novelist, Martin is an award winning screenwriter who worked for many years in Los Angeles. He currently teaches Creative Writing and Film Studies at Phoenix College.