Walter Topp is a non-fiction writer based in Cleveland, Ohio.

He is an experienced journalist and technical writer whose work has appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Elyria Chronicle Telegram, the Journal of Emergency Management, the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, the Encyclopedia of U. S. Intelligence, and MilitaryHistoryNow.com.

He has additional experience as an emergency manager, naval officer, and police officer.

He is a certified Ohio Emergency Manager (OCEM) and is a member of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), the United States Naval Institute (USNI), the Navy League of the United States (NLUS), the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).