Alan Samry has been a dishwasher, a landscaper, a liquor store manager, a wine salesman, and an award-winning reporter. He is a writer and part-time librarian at Coastal Alabama Community College. When the weather's nice, Alan enjoys riding his bike to work. If he's not working, you can find him at his local coffee shop, bookstore, or brewery.
Alan is a congenital below-knee amputee and a native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
He and his wife, Susan, moved to Fairhope, Alabama in 2005. They enjoy riding bikes with the Slow bicycle Society on the Eastern Shore.
Alan earned an AA from Cape Cod Community College, a BA from the University of South Alabama, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University. In 2017, he earned an MLIS from the University of Alabama.
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: November 22
Kadine Christie - "I Am Home Within Myself"
Later Event: November 27
Chris Warner - “Inside the Eye of the Tiger”