Ed Greenwood is an amiable bearded Canadian writer, game designer, and librarian best known as the creator of The Forgotten Realms® fantasy world. He sold his first fiction at age six and has since published more than two hundred books that have sold millions of copies worldwide in over two dozen languages. Ed’s fantasy, SF, horror, steampunk, pulp adventure, comic books, and game writings have won dozens of awards, including multiple Origins Awards and ENnies. Ed was elected to the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame in 2003. He has judged the World Fantasy Awards and the Sunburst Awards, hosted radio shows, acted onstage, explored caves, jousted, and been Santa Claus (but not all on the same day).
Ed shares an old Ontario farmhouse with his wife and the head of the household (a small but imperious cat). This ramshackle mansion sags under the weight of more than eighty thousand books. Chat with Ed or sample his short stories at theedverse.com or sign up for email updates here.