William S. Parish wrote his first fantasy novel at the age of eight; a riveting story about a knight who slew some monsters, then slew some more monsters, and then, perhaps most shockingly . . . slew some more. Alas, this obvious literary masterpiece was lost to the annals of time and to a rather large fire, but his love for fantasy was not. He is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, The National Theater Institute, the Moscow Art Theater, The Ballroom Dance Academy, and holds a bachelor in Theater from Occidental College. He holds an advanced certificate with high recommendation from the British Society of Fight Directors and is a certified Ballroom teacher through the Dance Vision International Dance Association. He’s been a producer, performer, and director on stage and in film, and has taught students of all ages in topics from Stage Combat to Acting to Voice to Ballroom. He currently lives in California where he teaches, performs, and directs in the theater, mountain bikes in the hills, and is ever an advocate for nature and the arts.