Chad Ganske
Chad Ganske was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada in 1976, relocating with his family to the small harbor town of Sidney, British Columbia in the late eighties. After graduating from high school in 1994, he enrolled at the University of Victoria but left after one semester to enter the workforce. He slogged through a variety of entry-level jobs before publishing his first novel, Idyllic Avenue. He presently resides in Victoria, British Columbia, where he spends a great deal of time alternating between states of elation and frustration while watching the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.