Alan Stuart Cheuse (January 23, 1940 – July 31, 2015) was an American writer, editor, professor of literature, and radio commentator.

After traveling abroad and working for several years at writing and editing jobs, Cheuse returned to Rutgers University to study for a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, which he was awarded in 1974.

[citation needed] In the late 1970s Cheuse began publishing short fiction, beginning with a story in The New Yorker, followed with articles for Ploughshares,[3] The Antioch Review, Prairie Schooner, and New Letters.

Cheuse was reported to be in a coma on July 20, 2015, with injuries including fractured ribs, cervical vertebrae, and an acute subdural hematoma.

[5] Alan Cheuse's papers reside at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.