Jack Stewart was educated at the University of Alabama and Emory University. He was a Brittain Fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work has appeared widely in journals and anthologies, and he has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize nine times. He has taught at schools in Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Arizona. He currently teaches in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at Pine Crest School where he is co-coordinator of the Talented Writers Program.