Stan Swanson’s first excursion into creative writing was a poem published in the local newspaper when he was 8 years old. A few years later his 8th grade teacher was so impressed by his science fiction short stories that she sent them off to a University of Colorado English professor who told him he had the makings “of a true yarn spinner”.He won a literary award in high school for one of his poems and was the entertainment editor of the school newspaper for two years. After a three year stint in the Army, Stan worked as a writer, columnist and editor for a Denver area newspaper. He also worked as the entertainment editor for Denver Magazine.The Dragons of Shadara was Stan’s first book and was released through AuthorHouse in 2003. After additional research into the world of publishing, he formed Stony Meadow Publishing in 2005 as a means to writing and publishing additional works.Stan has also written and published two books geared towards songwriters. Inspiration For Songwriters was released in 2006 and The Songwriter’s Journal in 2007. His newest book, The Misadventures of Hobart Hucklebuck, is a juvenile fantasy adventure for ages 8-11. It is scheduled for release in October of 2007. His current plans call for a sequel to Hobart in 2008 as well as a re-release of The Dragons of Shadara as Dragontooth: Book One. It will be a complete re-write to allow for the possibility of additional books in the series.Stan currently resides in Broomfield, Colorado with his wife, Joy. He has three children and four grandchildren.

Accomplishments: Author of three books.

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