University of Pittsburgh's prison scholar Patrick Middleton was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in the Southern Maryland town of La Plata. He has been incarcerated in Pennsylvania prisons since 1975. In 1990, Patrick became the first and only prisoner in America to earn all his higher degrees in a classroom setting including a Ph.D. In between his own writing projects, he stays busy mentoring other writers and playing bass guitar. He is married to the artist Marta Bartolozzi. His debut literary novel EUREKA MAN has just been published by Acer Hill Publishing. He is the author of a self-help book, HEALING OUR IMPRISONED MINDS which is used in various state correctional facilities and INCORRIGIBLE, a highly acclaimed memoir that will soon be re-released by Acer Hill Publishing. To learn more you can visit his Website: www.authorpatmiddleton.com or visit his AMAZON page at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJF1UZK Find news at his Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/authorPATMIDDLETON