Stephen Shender

A former journalist, political and corporate speechwriter, and marketing communications writer, Stephen Shender wrote professionally for nearly 30 years before he turned to novel writing in 2004. Once There Was Fire, published in 2016, is his first novel. A frequent visitor to Hawaii, Mr. Shender lives with his wife, cat, and blue and gold macaw on California's Central Coast. He is presently at work on sequel to Once There Was Fire. A native of Chicago's North Side (or as true Chicagoans call it, the "Norside") he is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan.