Background
Wier, Allen was born on September 9, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Ralph A. and George Ann (Marrs) Wier.
Wier, Allen was born on September 9, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Ralph A. and George Ann (Marrs) Wier.
Bachelor, Baylor University, 1968;
Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1971;
Master of Fine Arts, Bowling Green State University, 1974.
He taught at Longwood College, Carnegie-Mellon University, Hollins College, the University of Texas, Florida International University, and the University of Alabama where he directed the Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing. In 2003, Wier was inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers, along with Barry Hannah and Yusef Komunyakaa. He is widely published in anthologies and periodicals, including The New York Times, Ploughshares, and The Southern Review.
Wier was previously married to the poet Dara Wier.
Books Blanco (LSU Press 1978, Avon/Bard 1980, and Harper & Row 1989) Things About to Disappear (LSU Press 1978 and Avon/Bard 1980) Departing as Air (Simon & Schuster, 1983) A Place for Outlaws (Harper & Row, 1989) Tehano (Southern Methodist University Press, 2006)Other publications (editor) Walking on Water and other stories (University of Alabama Press 1996) (editor) Voicelust: Eight Contemporary Writers on Style (University of Nebraska Press 1985).