Swan has contributed to panels about noir at Canada's Bloody Words and at the international crime-fiction conference Bouchercon. He has interviewed crimewriters such as Walter Mosley and Peter Sellers, and discussed noir related themes on CBC's Definitely Not The Opera and JazzFM91 BLUZ FM with Danny Marks. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, under a pseudonym, where he organizes literary events, teaches creative writing and writes noir fiction. If you would like him to appear at your next event, e-mail Swan.