Janson Mancheski
Award-winning author of five novels.
Books
T he Chemist Series (The Chemist, Trail of Evil, Mask of Bone) featuring Detective Cale Van Waring, are all set in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Chemist captured first place for fiction in the Sharp Writ Book Awards in 2010. Voyage Media Productions has accepted Janson's screenplay version of his book, and casting and production offers are currently being reviewed.
The Chemist movie script, top 16 semi- finalist 2018 Big Break Screenplay Awards. The Chemist movie script top 16 semi-finalist 2018 Blue Cat Screenplay contest. Nuck (screenplay) Writer's Digest 2011 top 10 finalist, movie script category.
Janson has authored a number of short stories and been granted awards for multiple screenplays. The screenplay version of Janson's fourth novel, Shoot for the Stars (an historic Green Bay Packers "What If" novel), was a finalist for the 2014 Writer's Digest creative fiction awards.
His latest novel The Scrub was published in December 2017. A University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduate and practicing optometrist, from 1985 - 2005 Janson worked with the UW-Green Bay men and women's basketball teams. He also functioned as team eye doctor for the Green Bay Packers from 1990 - 2002. He resides in his hometown of Green Bay and is an ardent Packers and Wisconsin Badgers fan.