Paul Harding was born on December 19, 1967, in the town of Wenham, which is located on the north shore of Boston. As a young boy, he developed a deep love for nature, which he attributes to the time he spent exploring the woods in his hometown.
Harding pursued his passion for writing and earned an MFA in fiction from the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop in the year 2000. He further honed his craft as a 2000-2001 Fiction Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Harding has published short stories in several literary journals, including Shakespeare & Company's Shakepainter and The Harvard Review. Currently, he is sharing his knowledge and experience with aspiring writers by teaching creative writing at Harvard University.
Paul Harding's literary career has been marked by critical acclaim and success. His first novel, Tinkers, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2010, earning him widespread recognition and admiration in the literary world. His second novel, Enon, continues to explore the lives and experiences of multiple generations of a New England family, a theme that has become a hallmark of his writing. Harding currently teaches creative writing at Stony Brook Southampton.