Fromm was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and holds a B.S. in wildlife biology from the University of Montana where he graduated with honors in 1981. He has mainly made his name as a writer of short stories, but has also produced three novels and a memoir. In 2005, he became a member of the faculty at Pacific University's MFA in Writing program where he continues to teach.He lives in Missoula, Montana, with his wife and two sons.

Novels

• Monkey Tag (young adult novel) (1994)
• How All This Started (2000)
• As Cool As I Am (2003)

Memoir

• Indian Creek Chronicles: A Winter in the Wilderness (1993)

Short Story collections

• The Tall Uncut (1992)
• King of the Mountain: Sporting Stories (1994)
• Dry Rain (1997)
• Blood Knot (1998)
• Night Swimming (1999)

Fromm has been awarded the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award four times: in 1994 for his memoir Indian Creek Chronicles; in 1998 for Dry Rain;in 2001 for How All This Started, and in 2004 for Cool As I Am.