Bio

Dave P. Fisher has spent half his lifetime as a working cowboy, rodeo rider, bronc buster, horsepacker, and guide. His adventures on the back of a horse have taken him from his youth in Oregon to the wilds of Alaska, and all through the Rocky Mountains, but he has now returned to the Pacific Northwest where the hunting is surpassed only by the fishing.

Dave began putting his cowboy knowledge and experiences into poems, and then into western novels and short stories, along with non-fiction outdoor articles.  He currently has several books and CD’s out (4 novels, 1 short story collection, 1 cowboy poetry collection and 2 CD’s of poetry).  At over 350 published works he is internationally published, with several of his short stories winning national writing contests, and earning, to date, 8 Reader’s Choice Awards. His collection of Western short stories: Bronc Buster – Short Stories of the American West has been awarded the prestigious Will Rogers Medallion Award for Outstanding Western Fiction.

His unique and original cowboy poetry and tales tell stories of the old and new West. Most of his stories and poems offer a humorous glimpse into the ways, manners, and tall tales of the cowboy culture and are offered in a spirit of good clean fun. In contrast, Dave also performs some serious poems  and stories reflecting on the values cowboys hold most dear. 

His humorous side extends into radio and on-line as he joins with Voice Actor Kyna Rose to produce the weekly broadcast for the Glenrock Bird newspaper out of Glenrock, Wyoming.

Dave's performances have ranged from Nebraska, Wyoming, and Texas, to Oregon, California, and Nevada. He performs at Cowboy Poetry Gatherings and Western Shows, hosts and performs at conventions, conferences and special events, and also speaks on Western and Cowboy History.

In addition to the above, Dave has also been a Film/TV/Theater actor and a former member of the Reno comedy improv troupe The Cutting Edge.

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