Alan Balter

Melancholia Alan Balter

Dr. Balter has published two nonfiction books: Divided Apple: A Story about Teaching in Chicago and Learning Disabilities: A Book for Parents, both with Kendall-Hunt publishers. He has also published two novels: Holden and Me (Rockway Press), for which he received their international fiction award in 2006 and Different Ways of Being (Linkville Press, 2013). His poetry has appeared in the "New York Literary Magazine," "The Chicago Writers Association Magazine," "Better than Starbucks," "The Westward Quarterly," and "Kelsay Books," among others. His essay, "Cruel and Unusual Endings," about physician-assisted suicide, appeared in the Op-Ed section of the Chicago Tribune in 2000.

Dr. Balter and his wife Barbara, also a retired teacher, live in Northbrook, Illinois. They enjoy extensive travel and 14 grandchildren.