John W. Anacker (Montana) spent thirteen years sitting behind a desk as an academic administrator. In 1999, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. He has spent his entire life in Bozeman climbing mountains, skiing and visiting Yellowstone National Park. He is fascinated by Norway, Norse mythology and birds (especially ravens). In addition, Anacker is an artist whose paintings have been shown in galleries around the Northwest and purchased by several collectors.
He holds a BFA from Montana State University, where he later spent three years as an assistant professor of painting, and an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to teaching at Montana State university, he was gallery director of their school of art, coordinating events, and writing promotional material, catalogs, and grant proposals.