Nearly fifty of Poyer's books are in print with major publishers. They include novels, plays, creative nonfiction, oral history, travel and biographical nonfiction, and he's collaborated on memoirs. His work has been translated into Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Hungarian, and Serbo-Croatian, and rights have been sold for films. He taught creative writing at the MA/MFA level for many years. Writers he's mentored have been taken on by major agencies, published by major houses, appeared on New York Times Top Ten bestseller lists, won the International Latino Book award and other prizes, and become college teachers. He serves on the board of the Northern Appalachian Review. His latest novel is The Academy, published by St. Martin's/Macmillan.