Christopher Davis has taught creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr College, and other schools. He is presently senior lecturer emeritus in the arts at Bryn Mawr College. He has published numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature, as well as articles and short stories in national and foreign publications. He also has produced a play based on his novel A Peep into the 20th Century. He has held a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts grants, and a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant. He is a recipient of the National Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Career Award.