BIOGRAPHY

     Jan E. Culbertson was born in Portland, Oregon. After high school Jan enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of seventeen. During his career in the Navy, Jan served on a number of ships and shore stations. He retired as a Chief Intelligence Specialist. His military awards include: Good Conduct Awards (6); Presidential Unit Citation; Meritorious Unit Citations (2); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2); Vietnam Service Medal; and the National Defense Service Medal.
     He graduated from the University of North Florida, with a BA in History, and from the University of San Diego, School of Law, with a JD degree. After practicing law in San Diego long enough to discover it was not for him, he retired and began writing books. To date he has published five short novels; a book on Nationalist Chinese Daggers; another on Nationalist Chinese Swords; and two children's picture books.
     In 2006, one of his books, “The Legend of the Lost Tiki,” won the Gold Medal Award from the Military Writer’s Society of America as the best children’s book of the year.   Jan presently lives in Chula Vista, California.