Jack Butler was born in 1944 and moved to Mississippi as a child. He was the son of a Baptist minister. He graduated from Clinton High School, then earned bachelor's degrees in English and mathematics from Central Missouri State College, followed by an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Arkansas. He has published eight books, including four novels. His books have been printed in sixteen editions, including one translation in Japanese. He has written nearly 200 poems, many of which have appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, The Atlantic and Poetry. His cookbook Jack's Skillet: Plain Talk and Some Recipes from a Guy in the Kitchen, was published in 1997 by Algonquin. He has won a number of prizes and awards, and his third novel, Living in Little Rock with Miss Little Rock (Knopf 1993) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a PEN/Faulkner Award.
From the description of Jack Butler Collection, 1950s-2006. (University of Mississippi). WorldCat record id: 432086267
