Mark has been writing professionally his entire adult life. He is a longtime freelance writer and video director/producer. Mark holds a PhD in English from the University of Oregon, and he taught literature and writing at the college level for several years. He is a member of the California Writers Club, Redwood Writers.
Mark’s bookshelves are overflowing. Among his favorites are Christopher Moore, John Irving, Barbara Kingsolver, Stephen Crane, William Faulkner, Tony Hillerman, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Anne Lamott—all of whom successfully conspire to keep him humble.
Mark has written four novels, three screenplays and more than 16 short stories. His debut novel, You Wish, has been awarded first-place gold by 2019 American Eagle Book Awards. His second novel, The Old Block, was published in 2020. You can find You Wish and The Old Block on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookBub, and Goodreads.
His stories have appeared in Short Story America, The California Writers Club Literary Review, and online literary magazines, including, Scrutiny, Writing Raw, Fabula Argentea, Animal, Slurve, and others. In addition, two of his short stories have recently been Honorable Mention selections in Short Story America Prize for Short Fiction contests.
You can contact him at: mark@markpiper.net
Mark’s bookshelves are overflowing. Among his favorites are Christopher Moore, John Irving, Barbara Kingsolver, Stephen Crane, William Faulkner, Tony Hillerman, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Anne Lamott—all of whom successfully conspire to keep him humble.
Mark has written four novels, three screenplays and more than 16 short stories. His debut novel, You Wish, has been awarded first-place gold by 2019 American Eagle Book Awards. His second novel, The Old Block, was published in 2020. You can find You Wish and The Old Block on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookBub, and Goodreads.
His stories have appeared in Short Story America, The California Writers Club Literary Review, and online literary magazines, including, Scrutiny, Writing Raw, Fabula Argentea, Animal, Slurve, and others. In addition, two of his short stories have recently been Honorable Mention selections in Short Story America Prize for Short Fiction contests.
You can contact him at: mark@markpiper.net