Greg Gutierrez

Please visit www.greggutierrez.com

Born: Los Angeles, 1959

Education:

B.A. English San Diego State University, 1992

M.A. Education, San Diego State University, 1997

Bio:

Greg Gutierrez is a writer, teacher and artist. He did his undergraduate and graduate work at San Diego State University and his collection of short stories, Zen and the Art of Surfing is in its sixteenth printing! The San Diego Union Tribune has called his writing, "Mythological." After 9/11 he went to NYC to write a piece on fallen surfer/firefighter Steve "Bells" Belson and was nearly arrested investigating the story. His short stories, articles, and essays have garnered awards and his work has appeared in: The Surfer's Journal, Surfer Magazine, Surfing Magazine, Western Outdoor News, The San Diego Union Tribune, Ocean Magazine, Salt Magazine, The San Diego Reader, MorSurf Magazine, Carlsbad Magazine and Art News.

Zen and the Art of Surfing review:

These autobiographical fictional and non fictional short stories are an amazing snapshot into the mystical, mythical and metaphysical spirituality that every adult can relate to, including those who are non surfers.

This literary slideshow perfectly captures how and why generations of people who grew up in the church of the sea. Amazing story lines and poignant messages can be found in each of the 20 tales.

Rod Sterling was said to have been television's most talented writer of all time for spending few words to tell great stories. Greg Gutierrez must have that same writer's sense.

Zen and the Art of Surfing easily might be the handbook that any adult surfer could use for rearing young surfers in the "karmic etiquette" required in the water globally. This collection is a great read and a must for every waterman's library.

-Trevor Recnarc