John Rowell is the author of the short story collection "The Music of Your Life," which was named as a spring 2003 Dazzling Debut/Breakout Book at amazon.com, as well as a finalist for the 2004 Ferro-Grumley Prize for Best Fiction Book of the Year. He is also the recipient of fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and the Sewanee Writers Conference. His fiction, essays, and reviews have been featured in such publications as Tin House, Bloom and Show Business Weekly, among others. He is now working on a novel. John remains a member of the Gilman Upper School English faculty, and his the director of the spring musicals.