Steven Merrill Ulmen is a retired probation officer. He and his wife, Mickie reside in Rochester, MN. They have two adult children, Matthew, residing in East Wenatchee, Washington, and Laura Estby, residing in Anoka, MN He grew up watching the great old westerns on TV and now enjoys writing western novels. "Toby Ryker" is now in print through Lulu.com. A sequel novel entitled "Deadwood Days," is also in print, and a prequel novel "The Revenge of Little Crow," is being written at this time. He has branched off into other areas, however, and has written a short story, "Van Gogh's Peasant," based on the Van Gogh sketch, "Peasant with Sickle, Seen from the Back," which adorns the cover. It is written as an allegory, and is available through Publish America. Two screenplays, one based on the novel, "Toby Ryker," and a second one, "Hawkins County," also have been written and are registered with the Writers Guild of America west. "Hawkins County" is a memoir based on the author's early career as a Juvenile Probation Officer in a small, rural county in the 1970's. "Hawkins County" also has been written in novel format and soon will appear in the Authorsden bookstore and at this site. Finally, "One Tin Soldier," a short stage play or teleplay about terrorism with a Christmas theme, is currently being reviewed. It is especially poignant in light of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and the global terrorism the world faces today.

Birth Place: Mankato, MN 

Accomplishments: 34 year veteran probation officer, now enjoying retirement.
Associate member of the Western Writers of America.

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I'd like to put in a plug for the Western Writers of America. You do not have to write westerns to belong to the WWA. You just have to write material that promotes the west, loosely defined as set west of the Mississippi River. And one novel length story will do it, whether traditionally published, POD published, or self published. If your writing fits within this broad perameter, you can become a member of the WWA and they will help with marketing, promotion, etc. The WWA is probably the writer's best kept secret in America. Check out their website. You'll be glad you did. UPDATE 3/11/06: Two short stories, "The Cannon River Odyyssey" and "The Legend of Mount Arnockers" are now available for free reading at this site. Both feature the characters from "Hawkins County," a novel soon to be available at authorsden. "The Cannon River Odyssey" is a download, and "The Legend of Mount Arnockers" is printed at the site. They were originally written as vignettes for the novel but did not make the final cut. I hope you enjoy them. "Van Gogh's Peasant" is now also available at authorsden in the literary fiction section. It was published by Publish America in June of 2004, and represents my first experiment in creative writing. The piece is nearly 30 years old, which gives you some idea of what an old codger I am! Oh well, writing is entertaining to me (and I hope to you) and it does keep me off the streets and out of the bars at night. And the royalties I've made off my books have me living in high style...I'm pushing the $25 dollar mark as I write this!! That's correct, you read that right, twenty-five big ones!! Fortunately, I don't expect to become wealthy off my books. My goal is to entertain, and if I succeed at that, it is all worthwhile.