Jack Quinn has been writing fiction since he was a teenager, compelled to jot down stories and ideas whether in college, the Marine Corps or ad biz.

Jack Quinn majored in English Literature and Creative Writing at Brown University, attended MFA level semesters in novel and screenwriting at Emerson College. His business career includes positions as VP Management Supervisor, Creative Director and Copywriter at several New England advertising agencies, and CEO of his own direct marketing company. A life-long sailor, Jack has cruised coastal RI, MA, ME, the FL Keys, Nova Scotia, the French Riviera and Lake Michigan. Since retirement, he has l...

Jack Quinn majored in English Literature and Creative Writing at Brown University, attended MFA level semesters in novel and screenwriting at Emerson College. His business career includes positions as VP Management Supervisor, Creative Director and Copywriter at several New England advertising agencies, and CEO of his own direct marketing company. A life-long sailor, Jack has cruised coastal RI, MA, ME, the FL Keys, Nova Scotia, the French Riviera and Lake Michigan. Since retirement, he has lived aboard his 36' ketch, cruising the US and Canadian eastern seaboard from Labrador to the Bahamas. He currently lives in Warwick, Rhode Island. In addition to a 2003 article in Cruising World, Jack has written three novels: This Man's Father; The Artifact; The Testimony of Two Witnesses.