Adam Swanson

Adam Swanson is a writer and suicidologist. His work has appeared in Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, Khôra, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. He has received fellowships from Writing by Writers, Lambda Literary, and the Creative Writing Program at Emerson College. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Adam was named the inaugural literary arts fellow at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in 2024.

Adam is a project director at EDC.org, a global nonprofit dedicated to initiatives in health, education, and economic opportunity, and serves as the senior technical assistance and state partnerships advisor for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. He is also a coach for the Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellows Program at The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. His past professional roles include positions with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Mental Health America, and the United States Senate.

Adam holds a Master of Public Policy from George Mason University, and in 2018, he completed the LGBT Health Policy and Practice Graduate Certificate Program at George Washington University, where he received the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Student Award. He completed his Master of Fine Arts in creative writing coursework at Emerson College in 2024.