Michael Panush is the author of Clark Reeper Tales, his first novel.  Just nineteen years old, Michael has distinguished himself as one of Sacramento's most promising young writers.  Michael has published numerous short stories in a variety of e-zines including:  Demon Minds, Fantastic Horror, Dark Fire Fiction, Aphelion, Horrorbound, Fantasy Gazetteer, Demonic Tome, Tiny Globule, and Defenestration. 

Michael began telling stories when he was only nine years old.  He won first place in the Sacramento Storyteller's Guild "Liar's Contest" in 2002 and was a finalist in the National Youth Storytelling Olympics in in 2003.  In 2005, Michael's short story entitled, "Adventures in Algebra," won first place in the annual MISFITS Writing Contest. 

In 2007, Michael was selected as a California Art's Scholar and attended the Innerspark Summer Writing Program at the CalArts Institute.  He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 2008 and now attends the Sacramento City Community College.