David Scott (D.S.) Peterson is a writer, author, award winning journalist, painter, and raconteur. He has worked extensively with print and broadcast outlets across the country.

He is also the author of three novels and three screenplays. He is currently completing his third novel: The Forest Beyond The Front.

D.S. Peterson grew up in the farmlands north of Toronto, and worked at a variety of jobs including: lifeguard, door to door industrial light bulb salesman, dump truck driver, carpenter, and stockbroker.

He currently resides in Toronto with his wife and a dog called Millie.