Background
Naparsteck, Martin John was born on February 25, 1944 in Putnam, Connecticut, United States. Son of Samuel Irving and Leola Mary (Taft) Naparsteck.
Naparsteck, Martin John was born on February 25, 1944 in Putnam, Connecticut, United States. Son of Samuel Irving and Leola Mary (Taft) Naparsteck.
Bachelor in Political Science, Wilkes College, 1969; Master of Arts in Creative Writing, DePauw University, 1974.
Public relations director, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes Barre, 1978-1981;
workshop leader, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes Barre, 1981;
mentor (faculty), Empire State College, Rochester, New York, 1981-1992;
workshop leader/teacher, Writers & Books, Rochester, 1981-1994;
visiting assistant professor, Utah State University, Logan, since 1994. Founder, director Logan Canyon Writers Workshop, Logan, since 1995. Member adjunct faculty Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, 1980-1981, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992-1994, Monroe Community College, Rochester, 1992-1994.
Visiting associate professor RobertsWeslyan College, Rochester, 1991.
Public relations director Eugene McCarthy campaign, Wilkes-Barre, 1968. Writing contest judge Urban League, Rochester, 1986. Vice president Empire State College chapter United University Professions, New York, 1990-1993.
With United States Army, 1965-1967.
Married Ruth Rosenberg, June 1973 (divorced October 1994). Children: Taft (deceased), America, Molly-Maguire.