Background
Henderson, William Charles was born on April 5, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis Louis and Dorothy Price (Galloway) Henderson.
Henderson, William Charles was born on April 5, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis Louis and Dorothy Price (Galloway) Henderson.
Bachelor of Arts, Hamilton College, 1963; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1963; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1965-1966.
Associate editor Doubleday & Company, New York City, 1972-1973. Public Pushcart Press, Wainscott, New York, since 1972. Senior editor Coward, McCann & Geohagan, Incorporated, New York York City, 1973-1975.
Consultant editor Harper & Row Inc., since 1976. Guest lecturer Harvard University, 1974, Sarah Lawrence College, University Rochester, 1978, 87. Lecturer Columbia University, 1978-1980, Princeton University, 1984, 86-87, Johns Hopkins University, 1989, Radcliffe Public Course, 1989.
National advisory board Center for the Book Library of Congress, 1979. President Pushcart Foundation. Fiction judge National Book Award, 2001.
Member P.E.N., The Lead Pencil Club (founder).