George Swede received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1964, his M.A. from Dalhousie University in 1965, and his Ph.D. from Greenwich University in 2000. His poetry, fiction and non-fiction have appeared in numerous books, anthologies, periodicals and miscellaneous publications around the world. He teaches psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Awards
Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992; Museum of Haiku Literature Award, 1983, 1985, 1992
; Japan Air Lines Grant for Japan Tour, 1990 Mainichi Daily News Haiku in English Contest, First Prize, 1993 Haiku Society of America Henderson Haiku Contest, Third Prize, 1997 Mainichi Daily News 125th Anniversary Haiku Contest, Second Prize, 1997 Japan Foundation Grant for Japan Tour, 1997