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| GV at Haleiwa; H. P., photo. |
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| GV at Haleiwa; H. P., photo. |
Glenn Vanstrum's fiction has been published in LITnIMAGE, the
Bellevue Literary Review, and THEMA. His book of nature writing,
The Saltwater Wilderness (Oxford), won a San Diego Book Award.
Essays of his have appeared in Sierra, California Wild, and the
Los Angeles Times.
Vanstrum has written six novels and three story collections. Setting plays a major role in his character-driven fiction, work that often uses nature, music, or medical themes. His novels range from drama (Let Fall Thy Blade; Certain Stars Shot Madly) to historical fiction (Yellowstone, 1876; Northern Liberties) to satire (S.I.C. Memorial). His latest work, Humboldt, a story set among the Northern California redwoods, is part roman noir, part satire, and part thriller.
A Minnesotan by birth, Vanstrum majored in music at Grinnell College in Iowa and attended U.C.S.D. medical school. He has spent most of his life in California, where he practices anesthesiology.
A professional nature photographer, he publishes images in numerous venues worldwide. Magazine credits include Audubon, Sierra, Terre Sauvage, National Geographic Traveler, National Wildlife, and Discover. The photographic stock agencies Animals Animals/Earth Scenes and Custom Medical Stock Photography represent his photographs.
Vanstrum, a pianist from age five, still practices daily and performs works from the classical, romantic, and modern repertoire on a regular basis. A student of Cecil Lytle and the late Nathan Schwartz, he plays both solo and chamber pieces.
The author, a lifelong surfer, has ridden waves in Hawaii, Mexico,
Costa Rica, and Bali. Still riding a shortboard, he wipes out
with great regularity.
GSV, Vava'u, Tonga, photo: G. Ochocki