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Bill Swan

Author

40 Cloverfield St.
Courtice, Ontario
L1E 1K8
Phone: 905-434-7183
Email:
Web: billswan.ca

Born: 25 January 1939, Bright, Ontario
Family: Married

Biography

Bill Swan has been a college administrator, journalism professor and still continues to teach several writing-related courses online. He was a journalism professor and college administrator at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario, for many years. He has also been a newspaper editor and columnist. He continues to work as a communication consultant.

He was born in Bright, Ontario, in Oxford County near Woodstock.

Published Works

The Enforcer, Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto, 2007.
Road Rage, Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto, 2006.
Mud Happens, Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto, 2006.
Deflection, October 2004 Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto 2004. ISBN 1-55028-852-0
Corner Kick, May 2004 James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto 2004. ISBN-1-55028-817-2
Off Track!, James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto 2003. ISBN 1-55028-806-7
Mud Run, James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto 2003. ISBN 1-55028-786-9
Fast Finish, James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto, 1998. ISBN 1-55028-640-4

Awards

Mud Run: Nominated for Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award 2005.
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selections: Deflection!, Corner Kick, Road Rage.

Available For

Author visits to schools, readings and talks to groups of any kind. In addition to fiction writing, Bill Swan specializes in journalism and Business Report Writing and speaks to groups of all sizes on Action-Based Communications.