Paul Cumbo is an educator, author, and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience teaching English at Jesuit high schools for boys. He was a rowing coach for much of that time, and his crews earned multiple U.S. and Canadian national championship titles. He has also served as a swimming coach, retreat director, and service-learning coordinator. Right now, he teaches part time at Canisius High School in downtown Buffalo, enjoying the wit and wisdom of sophomores.

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Paul’s five books include two novels, Wilderness Therapy and Boarding Pass; Ten Stories, a short fiction collection; Blue Doors, an institutional history; and A Path to Manhood: Encouragement and Advice for Young Men, coming February 2025 from North Country Books, an imprint of the Globe Pequot Publishing Group. His writing has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, The Buffalo News, and Independent Ideas, a publication of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). He has spoken at several independent schools on topics related to the formative education of young men. Paul writes regularly on his Substack channel.

 

He owns PJC Editorial, a freelance writing and editing consultancy. Clients include professionals and small businesses as well as some of the world’s most prominent names in the corporate, academic, and nonprofit sectors. He co-founded the Camino Institute, which offers immersive, service-oriented retreats in the rural Dominican Republic. Paul lives near Buffalo, New York, with his wife and children.

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Paul is represented in the U.S. and internationally by his agent, Sheryl Shade, of Shade Global, Inc. Contact her at sshade@shadeglobal.com for inquiries.

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