Birth Year (-Died Year)

1973

Birth City

Oshkosh

Birth State

WI

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author, Park Interpreter

Biography

Bowen Gillings is an award-winning author writing to bring fun back to fiction. He has been featured in anthologies, periodicals, and podcasts. Bowen is a member of Pikes Peak Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and The League of Utah Writers. He's a former actor, financial advisor, personal trainer, defense contractor, and Army officer. He's been hiding among us for over a decade disguised as a park interpreter at Garden of the Gods Park. Bowen holds five martial arts black belts and hikes whenever he can. He loves travel, cooking, and a fine adult beverage. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and daughter.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Bachelor of Science, Mass Communications (St. Cloud State University)
Master of Education, Adult Education (University of Alaska Anchorage)

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Interviews

Organizations

* Pikes Peak Writers
* Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
* League of Utah Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

* Writing fight scenes
* Getting the most out of a writers conference
* Self-publishing
* How to critique writing
* How to conduct a critique group
* Turning a short story into a novel
* History of Garden of the Gods
* Charles Elliott Perkins (Perkins family gave the original piece of land that would become Garden of the Gods)
* The Civilian Conservation Corps in Colorado Springs