Marvin Schwartz is a Little Rock, Arkansas-based writer who has worked as a journalist, speech writer, ghost writer, literature instructor, grants writer, and director of state nonprofit organizations. He has a MFA degree in Poetry from the University of Arkansas and a MA in Creative Writing from Hollins University. He has published eight books of Arkansas history and two volumes of poetry, and his work has received numerous state awards and national recognition. He is a national champion masters swimmer and a member of the Arkansas Swimming Hall of Fame.