About Mikael Carlson

* Top Shelf Indie Book Award Finalist, 2018

The iCandidate

* Silver Medal - Global Ebook Awards for Fantasy/Contemporary, 2015

The iCandidate

* Finalist - Montaigne Medal for Most Thought-Provoking Book, 2015

The iCandidate

* Winner - National Indie Excellence Award for Political Thriller, 2014

The iCandidate

* WINNER - Book Excellence Award for Suspense, 2021

Justifiable Deceit

*3x TOP WINNER - Firebird Book Awards for Contemporary Fiction, Political, and Political FIction, 2Q2022

The Eyes of Others

* Silver Medal - The BookFest Awards for Thriller-Political, Fall 2022

Justifiable Deceit

* Silver Medal- Reader's Favorite Book Awards for Fiction - Drama, 2014

The iCandidate

* Finalist - Readers' Favorite Book Awards for Young Adult - Coming of Age, 2014

The iCandidate

* Two-time Global Ebook Award Nominee, 2014, 2015

The iCandidate

* Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist, 2014

The iCandidate

* FINALIST - National Indie Excellence Award for Suspense, 2020

Justifiable Deceit

*LONGLIST - Page Turner Book Award for Thriller, 2022

The Black Swan Event

*Pinnacle Book Achievment Award, Summer 2022

The Black Swan Event

* 1st Edition WINNER - LYRA Award for Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, 2015

The Eyes of Others

* 1st Edition FINALIST - Beverly Hills Book Awards, Political Fiction, 2016

The Eyes of Others

* WINNER - National Indie Excellence Award for Political Fiction, 2020

Justifiable Deceit

* WINNER - American Fiction Award for Thriller: Political, 2020

Justifiable Deceit

* FINALIST - FOREWARD Indies Award for Suspense/Thriller, 2021

Justifiable Deceit

* Silver Medal- Reader's Favorite Book Awards for Fiction - Thriller-Political, 2022

Justifiable Deceit

* Silver Medal - The BookFest Awards for Dystopian-Society & War, Fall 2022

The Black Swan Event

Mikael Carlson's political thrillers and dramas are a little different. All nine of his novels use multiple first-person narratives to draw the reader right into the heart of the action while expertly examining different themes as the plot unwinds. His multpile award-winning stories are true hero's journeys featuring characters that range from the lovable to the despicable!

Mikael Carlson is bringing political novels to the next level in writing that is truly "Politics as Unusual."

"Mikael Carlson as a force to be reckoned with in this genre."

Mikael graduated with a Master of Arts in American History from American Military University in 2010. He also graduated with a B.S. in International Business from Marist College in 1996.

He was raised in the small town of New Milford, Connecticut which served as the inspiration for the town of "Millfield" in the Michael Bennit Series. An avid world traveler, Mikael always likes coming home to his home in nearby Danbury.

Mikael retired from the Rhode Island Army National Guard in 2015 following twenty years of service. He served in the field artillery, infantry, and in support of a special operations unit during his career.

A proud U.S. Army Paratrooper, he conducted over 50 airborne operations following the completion of jump school at Fort Benning in 1998. He has trained on several occasions with the British Airborne and was awarded a British Parachutist wings. Mikael participated in several international jump competitions and also travelled to Arnhem, Netherlands for an anniversary jump celebrating the Allied sacrifice during Operation Market Garden in World War II.

About Mikael Carlson - Writing

There is an old belief that authors write about what they know. I don’t think anyone will dispute the truth in that statement, and if they do, I would be happy to argue with them. Simply put, creating a story or novel is not a trivial journey, and the best place to start the adventure is with what one knows best.

However, there comes a point where writing about what you know becomes stale. If the sum of an author’s experience doesn’t extend beyond his or her hometown, there will be no growth as a writer and certainly no story worth reading about (unless you live in a very crazy town).

For anyone out there who has run into writer’s block with the size and strength of the Hoover Dam, there is one solution worth considering ― get off the couch. While an author can always explore different plots, themes, and genres from the comfort of a computer, travelling impacts the nature of what a writer creates.

ABOUT MIKAEL CARLSON

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About Mikael Carlson - Writing