Anton Von StefanAnton Von Stefan grew up in Vancouver, Surrey, and Richmond, British Columbia. Graduating from Vancouver College, he spent forty-two years working at the Pacific Grain Terminal on Vancouver's waterfront before retiring and becoming a full time writer Prior to his retirement, he spent several years as a freelance photographer and writer contributing to the Harold and Times and the City Drive News, both local newspapers.His first works of 'literature' were a set of poems written while still in high school. Since then, he has completed more than thirty poems, several of which are posted on his website and one which has been published. The author's first short story, The Passing of Mr Needles, was written in the summer of 1982. He has completed over thirty-seven short stories, eleven of which were published by Granville Island Publishing in 2017 and can be found in his book, The Curse of The Red Crystal. He is in negotiations with a screenwriter to bring this book, A Very Strange Christmas!, to the stage. Read More Read Less