About Wayne
Wayne Edwards was born and raised in the rural, central Montana town of Denton, graduating from high school in 1971. A three-sport high school standout, Edwards attended Montana State University-Bozeman on a football scholarship, receiving his B.S. in Pre-Med in 1975. He then completed his DDS degree from the University of Washington, and returned to Bozeman where he practiced Dentistry until 1986. Wayne then went back to his hometown of Denton, joining his father as a third generation banker at the family-owned agricultural bank started by his grandfather in 1929.
Typical of the small town way, Edwards, an All Conference running back for the MSU Bobcats, was summoned when the local high school head football coach left abruptly before the start of the 1991 season. The initial one-year interim head coach agreement turned into a highly successful and satisfying six-year run. It was this coaching experience that served as the inspiration to write Pacer Coulee Chronicles, the entertaining fiction novel about life and sport in rural, small town Montana. The original book was published in 2021, with a revised Print, eBook and Audiobook edition released in 2024.
Also a children’s author, Wayne released Buster the Bridger Mountain Bear in 2021. A second print and eBook edition of this popular and enchanting tale was published in 2024. Changing genres yet again, Edwards released his long-anticipated Young Adult story, A Stone’s Throw, in 2024.
Wayne and his wife, Lorinda, are retired and split their time between homes in Bozeman, Montana and Cave Creek, Arizona. They enjoy spending time with the families of their three grown daughters, which includes eight grandchildren.
