Occupation Author Citizenship American Language English Name Guy De | Nationality American Role Author Ethnicity Italian | |
Genre Speculative, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk, Paranormal Books Odd Places: A Collectio, The Dynasty Sentinel, Life and Everything Too: Stori, Absolute Truths and Outright L, The Bride | ||
Guy Anthony De Marco (born 1963, New York) is an American author, musician, programmer and teacher.
Biography and work
De Marco writes speculative fiction, including the horror, science fiction, fantasy, steampunk and paranormal genres.
He is best known for his short fiction. Stories of note include:
De Marco was awarded the Horror Writers Association's Silver Hammer Award for service to the organization in 2011. This was presented at the 2012 World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.
His graphic novel Behind These Eyes, co-written with Peter J. Wacks, was a finalist for the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards.
De Marco served in voluntary positions in the Horror Writers Association, including the Web Team, where he was in charge of setting up new users for the HWA's website, and spent two years as the HWA Chapters Chairman.
De Marco attends multiple conventions every year, including the World Horror Convention, GalaxyFest, AnomalyCon, COSine, Starfest, ConStellation, and MileHiCon. He has participated on discussion panels with topics such as "Writing Strong Women in Speculative Fiction", "Zombies", "Are Zombies the New Black?", "NaNoWriMo for Beginners", "The Horror of HP Lovecraft", "E-Books for Beginners", "Niche Writing", "What is SteamPunk?", and "What Is Horror?". His current panel record for one convention (19) was set at AnomalyCon 2013 in Denver, Colorado.
An avid drummer, he played in several New York bands including Prickley Heat and Raw Sewage, which received radio airtime on college radio stations in upstate New York.
De Marco is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, Western Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, the Science Fiction Poetry Association, the International Order of Horror Professionals, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Northern Colorado Writers, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
He currently resides in the midwestern United States with his wife, Tonya.