Maximilian Werner is the author of four books of fiction and nonfiction including Crooked Creek a Torrey House Press novel  set in Utah and Arizona during the westward expansion at the turn of the 20^th century and Black River Dreams, a collection of literary fly fishing essays that won the 2008 Utah Arts Council's Original Writing Competition for Nonfiction: Book. His writing has appeared in numerous journals.  He lives in Salt Lake City.