Chuck Palahniuk
Palahniuk was born on February 21, 1962 in Pasco, Washington, and spent much of his childhood in nearby Burbank, Washington living with his family in a mobile home. His parents would later divorce, leaving he and his three siblings to live with their grandparents on a cattle ranch in Eastern Washington state.
Palahniuk attended the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism. While a college student he spent time working as an intern for National Public Radio member station KLCC in Eugene,...