Tony Olson was born in Boston Massachusetts. After also living in New York and New Jersey, his family finally settled in North-western Vermont in a town called Swanton. As a child he always had a good imagination and enjoyed making up stories with which he would regale his mother. Tony started to write his first book back in 1995 but due to events in life he did not finish it until 2020. Demon Wind, his first book was the culmination of many years of work. Tony currently resides in New York state with his wife Sarah and their three boys, two dogs and a parrot.