Gerald David Shapiro (August 23, 1950 – October 15, 2011) was an American writer who had published three prize-winning books and was Cather Professor of English at the University of Nebraska.
He lived in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife, the writer Judith Slater.
from the MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
He has also been a finalist for the 2000 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction.
Also won a Merit Award from the Nebraska Arts Council's Individual Artists Fellowships program.