John Schreiber

John Schreiber (born 1954) is an American author, teacher, and theater director. He has taught for over 30 years in southern Minnesota, was a finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2003, and has directed over 120 plays and musicals.

As an author he is best known as the writer of the "Ironwood County Chronicles", a series of novels that take place in southern Minnesota. Schreiber's Ironwood County Chronicles are "Hillcrest Journal" (published 2002), "Passing Through Paradise" (2003), and "Life on the Fly" (2005). The short story collection "Tales from 2 A.M." (2004) also includes some stories based in the fictional Ironwood County.

The fictional Ironwood County is located between Steele County, Minnesota, Dodge County, Minnesota, and Olmsted County. Unlike other novels based in small towns, the Ironwood County series portrays small towns as realistic microcosms of humanity, not as idyllic, romantic locales nor as backwater societies.

In 2007, Schreiber published "Heartstone", an epic fantasy that employs a fast-paced, cinematic writing style.

He has also written two short plays, "I AM: the Jesus Incident" (included in "Tales from 2 A.M."), a religious play that has been performed by numerous churches throughout the world, and "I Never Saw a Moor", a one-act play that explores the pain and alienation felt by those who suffer from epilepsy.

Bibliography

Ironwood County novels

* "Hillcrest Journal"
* "Passing Through Paradise"
* "Life on the Fly"

Fantasy

* "Heartstone"
* "Tales from 2 A.M."

External links

* [http://frontiernet.net/~jamsch/ John Schreiber's official website]