Dennis CovingtonDennis Covington is the author of two novels and three nonfiction books. His book Salvation on Sand Mountain was a National Book Award finalist and is a classic, and his articles have been published in The New York Times and Vogue. He was born in Biringham, Alabama, and earned a BA degree from the University of Virginia. He earned his MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, studying under Raymond Carver, and currently teaches creative writing at Texas Tech University. Read More Read Less