Press Kit

→ Biography

Patrick Swenson runs Fairwood Press, a book line, which began in 2000. A graduate of Clarion West, his first novel The Ultra Thin Man appeared from Tor. His most recent novel Rain Music is a standalone dark fantasy set in the Olympic Rainforest. He has sold stories to the anthology Unbound II, Unfettered III, Gunfight on Europa Station, Crooked V.2, Seasons Between Us, Like Water for Quarks, and a handful of magazines. He runs the Rainforest Writers Village retreat every spring at Lake Quinault, Washington. He’s been a high school teacher for 38 years. He lives in Bonney Lake, Washington with his child Artemis.

Patrick is represented by Paul Lucas of Janklow & Nesbit Associates.

→ Janklow & Nesbit Associates — 445 Park Avenue, New York NY 10022; Ph: +1 212-421-1700 Fax: +1 212-980-3671

→ Interviews

For interviews conducted for the publication of The Ultra Thin Man, see Appearances.

Interview at Science Fiction and Other Oddyseys, July 14, 2010

Interview transcript at Long Ridge Writers, January 2, 2004

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