Gregory Frost is an American author of science fiction and fantasy, and directs a fiction writing workshop at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa. A graduate of the Clarion Workshop, he has been invited back as instructor several times, including the first session following its move to the University of California at San Diego in 2007. He is also active in the Interstitial Arts Foundation. According to the biography posted on the Clarion website, Frost has been nominated for every major fantasy award. His novelette, "Madonna of the Maquiladora" was a finalist for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. Author Orson Scott Card called Frost's novel Tain "a marvelous straightforward retelling of an ancient national myth." He has also done research for non-fiction television and acted in a couple of independent horror movies. His initial vocation was as an artist. 

May 13th, 1951 in (Age 73)