Adam Swanson

Adam Swanson is a writer, editor, and suicidologist. His work has appeared in Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, Khôra, 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 most recently named the inaugural literary arts fellow at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology.

A project director at EDC.org, a global nonprofit dedicated to health and education initiatives, Adam also serves as the senior technical assistance and state partnerships advisor for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. He is a former coach for the Equity-Grounded Leadership Fellows Program at The College for Behavioral Health Leadership. His previous 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. In 2026, he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Emerson College. Adam also completed the LGBT Health Policy and Practice Graduate Certificate Program at George Washington University, where he received the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Student Award.