Mike Allen
author : Mike AllenMike Allen wears many creative hats.\n\nA World Fantasy, Shirley Jackson and Nebula Award finalist, Mike has written several poetry collections, including STRANGE WISDOMS OF THE DEAD (a Philadephia Inquirer editor’s choice selection), THE JOURNEY TO KAILASH and HUNGRY CONSTELLATIONS; a twisted dark fantasy novel, THE BLACK FIRE CONCERTO; and three collections of strange and scary short fictions, UNSEAMING, THE SPIDER TAPESTRIES: SEVEN STRANGE STORIES and AFTERMATH OF AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT (forthcoming 2020). For previews of his works in progress, check out his Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mythicdelirium\n\nHe and his wife and partner-in-crime Anita run Mythic Delirium Books, an imprint that’s home to the acclaimed Clockwork Phoenix anthology series and books such as BONE SWANS by C.S.E. Cooney (World Fantasy Award winner for best story collection), LATCHKEY by Nicole Kornher-Stace (named one of the best young adult books of 2018 by KIRKUS REVIEWS), SNOW WHITE LEARNS WITCHCRAFT by Theodora Goss (starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY) and THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff (also starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY).\n\nBy day he works as the arts and culture columnist for the daily newspaper in Roanoke, Va., where he and Anita live with a cat so full of trouble she’s named Pandora. (We’re kidding, mostly, about the cat’s troublemaking tendencies.) You can follow Mike’s exploits as a writer at descentintolight.com, as an editor at mythicdelirium.com, and all at once on Twitter at @mythicdelirium. View more >>