The short of it is that my name is Joshua Swanagon, and I bring extensive experience in the outdoor/gear/firearm publishing space, with over a decade and a half in print and digital. The long of it is…
My editorial experience began as the Associate Editor and Creative Director for Survival Quarterly Magazine from 2013 through 2016. This led to my time as the print Editor of Knives Illustrated Magazine from the beginning of 2016 through the end of 2019. Following that, I launched a personal online project, Knife & Gear Society, out of a love of the topic.
This all culminated in my five-year position as a Senior Digital Editor with Athlon Outdoors/Bleecker Street Publications. During that time, I was responsible for Personal Defense World, Combat Handguns, Tactical Knives, and GAT Daily.
Along my journey in this field, I have been blessed to travel to some of the coolest places on Earth and visit some great companies. This includes backpacking deep into the Amazon jungle with my friend Joe Flowers of Bushcraft Global and a trip to Italy to visit the Beretta factory and museum for its 500th anniversary. Not to mention the opportunity to visit such great companies as Spyderco, TOPS Knives, Smith & Wesson, Silencer Central, EOTECH, and more.
I have so much more left in me, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
Focused. Driven. On point.
