津田塾大学
Peter Neill graduated from St. Paul's School in 1959 and Stanford University in 1963 with bachelor's degree. After enrolling the US Army between 1964 and 1966, in 1969 he finished the University of Iowa Writers Workshop with MFA. As an educator, he was an Adjunct Professor of English at Yale University, Fairfield University, and between 1970 and 1980 Tsuda College in Tokyo. At Yale 1979–1980, Neill was the Editor of the Yale Alumni Magazine and Journal. He was the founder of Leete's Island Books in 1972.