Paul Garson

Paul Garson

Paul Garson (b. March 7, 1946 in Washington, D.C.) is an American writer and photographer. He has contributed to many magazines and periodicals both in the U.S. and overseas. He has published both fiction and nonfiction books as well as written two screenplays that have been produced. His PR and Marketing projects including several national and multinational companies. He also served as a university instructor of composition and writing as well as a martial arts instructor both in the U.S. and overseas.

Biography

Garson was born in Washington, D.C. and spent his formative years in West Palm Beach, Florida then attended undergraduate school at Tulane University followed by graduate degrees at the Johns Hopkins University and at USC where he also served as an instructor. His travels to 25 countries include Russia, Japan and Turkey. His martial arts training in Traditional Japanese Karate began in 1967 and continued as a student of Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama at the National Karate Institute in Los Angeles where he earned his YonDan (4th degree black belt.) His martial arts training included instruction under Sensei Robert Bryner in Ryu-te and Aikido.

Career

Paul Garson started writing from an early age. In 1973, he wrote and had published his first novel, science fiction titled The Great Quill, published by Doubleday. Several years followed as a high school teacher and freelance writer as well as Editor at several major publishing companies including Peterson Publishing, McMullen Publishing and Paisano Publications. In 2005, Garson published Born to Be Wild which cataloged the history of the motorcycle. He has authored over 2000 articles for various automotive, motorcycle and lifestyle magazines among other genres including WWII history. His most recent nonfiction book Album of the Damned: Snapshots from the Third Reich was published October 2008 by Academy Chicago Publishers. Favorable reviews appeared in the New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Penthouse magazine and other periodicals. He currently lives and writes in Los Angeles. He has a son, Grant Nathaniel Garson. Recently Garson, along with Christian Lukather, co-founded the new literary website, The Writing Disorder.

Further reading

• Paul Garson Productions Paul Garson Productions
• Paul Garson Productions his writing is featured on The Writing Disorder website The Writing Disorder