Alt Text: Sam, a white person in a black knit cat hat and black and white flannel, stands in front of a golden fall tree.
Alt Text: Image shows a used tea bag sitting on top of a stir-stick, an empty sugar packet, and the empty teabag wrapper. Below it, a sketchbook is open showing the above still-life recreated in pen and pencil. To the right of the still-life drawing is a realistic mouse drawn in pen and pencil.
ABOUT ME
Sam Swain is a 29-year-old creative writer, graphic designer, and illustrator living in Tacoma with their spouse, service dog, and cat. They have done graphic design work for the Arthritis Foundation, Summit Assistance Dogs, Willow Springs Magazine, and various small businesses. They are also the artist/owner of SmllSam, a shop that sells artistic stickers and pins featuring people with physical disabilities.
They are currently open to freelance work or full-time employment. Please send them a message if you are interested in working with them!
EDUCATION
Sam earned a BS in Biochemistry and a minor in Studio Art from the University of Puget Sound, a MS in Immunology from the University of California, Davis, and a MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University.
CREATIVE WRITING
As a writer, Sam Swain is currently at work on an adult fantasy series titled Owning God and a children's book titled Sam's Joints Are Red. Their poetry and short stories have been previously published in American River Review, Literally Stories, and The Piker Press.
