Forrest Peterson is the author of three novels, most recently The Swineherd’s Angel. He received a B.A. in history from Bethel University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a M.A. in journalism and mass communication from the University of Minnesota. He was a newspaper reporter and editor for 20 years and state of Minnesota public information officer for 20 years. He has attended workshops at The Loft in Minneapolis and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival at the University of Iowa. In 2017 he received an Individual Artist Career Grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. Peterson and his wife live near a small city in central Minnesota.