Don J. Rearden

According to The Washington Post, Don Rearden is "a master of suspense." A novelist, screenwriter, and sometimes poet, his books include critically acclaimed novel The Raven's Gift, and hit memoirs Never Quit, and Warrior's Creed. A writing professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, he spends time at an undisclosed location in the mountains with his family and a pair of ravens. Recent honors include a Contributions to Literacy in Alaska Award from the Alaska Center for the Book and a Rasmuson Individual Artist Project award.