David J. Swanson
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David J. Swanson is playwright and novelist living in Wichita, KS. While working with his adult and youth drama teams, David began writing his own material. From there he published a collection of scripts called Theater for Church and then became a Skit Guys featured author. He also writes for Skit Guys Studios. In 2014, his full-length play A Paper Tiger in the Rain (published by Heartland Plays) won the prestigious Panowski Playwriting Award. Other plays include the drama Hotel Jerusalem and a farce called A Portrait of the Con Artist.
David plays lead electric guitar in his church’s worship band, rhythm guitar in a big band, and continues to write for his church, both in video production and in live dramas. During the day he works as a Strategy Analyst for an aircraft manufacturer. He is sharing life with his charming wife Carrie. Together they are raising Micah, a special blessing whom they adopted at birth just after Christmas 2011.