Pierre Hauser has published 15 stories in literary journals and is working on a novel about a male nanny. He is co-founder and co-president of the Daphne Foundation, which supports grass-roots groups in New York City that creatively confront the causes and consequences of poverty. He has written several history books for young adult readers. He has also worked as a park ranger, reporter, editor, and punk rock drummer. He has degrees from Yale, Columbia, and the New School.