Background
Coville was born on May 16, 1950 in Syracuse, New York, where he resides to this day.
Coville was born on May 16, 1950 in Syracuse, New York, where he resides to this day.
Duke University.
Enraptured with reading a novels at a young age, Coville was first published in 1977 and has over 100 books in his repertoire. While waiting to publish his first novel, Coville was employed in a number of professions including toymaker, gravedigger, cookware salesman, assembly line worker, and elementary school teacher working with second and fourth graders. In 2012, Coville was the 23rd recipient of the "Empire State Award for Excellence in for Young People" as awarded by the New York Library Association.