Dale Swanson, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 17, 1942, now makes his home in Prior Lake. Married since 1965, he has two children and four granddaughters. Dale has taken writing classes at the University of Michigan and has been a member of The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis, since 2003. He has completed a fantasy chapter book for seven- to twelve-year-old readers and a memoir of his growing up years in the 1950s. In addition to this historical novel, he has a book of short stories in process, and he is a writing contributor to Definitive Woman magazine in Alexandria, Minnesota. Dale's poetry was included in two annual stage productions by the Bloomington Arts Council, at The Black Box Theatre in Bloomington, Minnesota, and his radio drama/comedy The Stink Bomb Episode will be presented by the Lakes Area Theatre, in Alexandria, Minnesota, in June 2013. An avid outdoorsman, Dale is the holder of three U.S. patents aligned with the sport of archery.
