Andrew Nance is a 2001 graduate of The Pathfinder School who then went on to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy where he majored in Visual Arts.  At Interlochen he was recognized with Achievement Awards in Photography, as well as in History and Political Science.  After graduating from Interlochen, he spent a year rock and ice climbing throughout the United States and Canada.  Andrew then attended the University of Montana where he received awards in poetry and in literary study.  There he was awarded the Davidson Honors College's Research Award for his yearlong critical project entitled "The Poetics of Historical Encounter in Cole Swensen's Such Rich Hour."  In 2009 he delivered a paper at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research in Wisconsin.  During the summers, Andrew worked in Glacier National Park for a backcountry guide service and also traveled throughout Europe, where he studied at the Universite de Savoie in Chambery, France.  Andrew graduated from the Univeristy of Montana in May 2010 having received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in English Literature and Creative Writing.  He is currently a Truman Capote Fellow in Poetry at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.