Dwight V. Swain

Dwight Vreeland Swain (November 17, 1915–February 24, 1992) was an American author, screenwriter, and educator born in Rochester, Michigan. He earned a journalism degree from the University of Michigan in 1937 and began publishing fiction in the pulp magazines, writing across science fiction, mystery, western, and action-adventure genres.

Swain later joined the University of Oklahoma’s professional writing program, where he taught commercial fiction and film writing. He also wrote scripts for documentaries and educational films and worked on the feature film Stark Fear.

In addition to his fiction, Swain wrote influential nonfiction guides for writers, including Techniques of the Selling Writer and books on film and screenwriting. He was later inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame.