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Short and long bios, selected works, suggested interview topics, and contact-ready info for appearances, events, and commentary.
Guy Anthony De Marco is available for interviews, podcasts, convention programming, and commentary on speculative fiction, short-story craft, game writing, and author life in the Midwest.
Quick facts: Speculative fiction (horror, SF, fantasy, cyberpunk) · Midwest (America/Chicago) · Imprint associations include Yurei Press LLC · Is/was a member of SFWA, IAMTW, HWA, SFPA, WWA, ASCAP, RWA, TWA
Bio, Short
Guy Anthony De Marco is an Italian American speculative fiction author whose short fiction, novels, poetry, comics, and game writing span horror, science fiction, fantasy, and cyberpunk. He is a Bram Stoker Award® finalist for the graphic novel Behind These Eyes (based on a short story by P. Wacks, with art by Chaz Kemp), a 2018 IAMTW Scribe Award finalist for Solar Singularity (with Peter J. Wacks and Josh Vogt), and the 2011 winner of the Horror Writers Association’s Silver Hammer Award for service. A prolific short-story and flash-fiction writer and a disabled U.S. Navy veteran, he lives in the American Midwest. More at GuyAnthonyDeMarco.com.
Bio, Medium
Guy Anthony De Marco is an Italian American speculative fiction author, poet, game writer, and disabled U.S. Navy veteran based in the Midwest. He is best known for short fiction and flash across horror, science fiction, fantasy, and related genres, with work in markets such as Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, and Necrotic Tissue, and collections including Odd Places (Yurei Press).
His graphic novel Behind These Eyes, based on a short story by P. Wacks, with art by Chaz Kemp, was a 2012 Bram Stoker Award® finalist for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel. The Interface Zero 2.0 novel Solar Singularity, co-written with Peter J. Wacks and Josh Vogt (WordFire Press), was a 2018 IAMTW Scribe Award finalist. He received the HWA Silver Hammer Award for volunteer service (2011). He has also written for tabletop games, including the Interface Zero 2.0 core rules team (Gun Metal Games); that book was a 2015 ENnie finalist for original interior art (product credit).
He holds an MFA in Creative Writing (2018). He is or was a member of SFWA, IAMTW, HWA, SFPA, WWA, ASCAP, RWA, and TWA. Website: GuyAnthonyDeMarco.com.
Bio, Long
Guy Anthony De Marco (born 1963) is an Italian American speculative fiction author, educator, musician, and disabled U.S. Navy veteran. After Navy service in electronics and avionics and a career in information technology and technical teaching, he completed an MFA in Creative Writing in 2018. He publishes short fiction, novels, poetry, comics, and game writing, and is active as a convention panelist. Verified honors include the HWA Silver Hammer Award (2011), a 2012 Bram Stoker Award® graphic-novel finalist nod for Behind These Eyes, and a 2018 IAMTW Scribe Award finalist nod for Solar Singularity. He wrote on the Interface Zero 2.0 core rules team (Gun Metal Games); that book was a 2015 ENnie finalist for original interior art. He lives in the midwestern United States. Full bibliography: guyanthonydemarco.com/bibliography/.
Bio, Alternate (informal)
Optional for hosts who want the playful “one of these is false” version.
Guy Anthony De Marco is a speculative fiction author; a Graphic Novel Bram Stoker Award® finalist; winner of the HWA Silver Hammer Award; a prolific short story and flash fiction crafter; a novelist; an invisible man with superhero powers; a game writer (Sojourner Tales modules, Interface Zero 2.0 core team, D&D modules); and a coffee addict. One of these is false.
He is or was a member of SFWA, IAMTW, HWA, SFPA, WWA, ASCAP, RWA, and TWA, and hopes to collect the rest of the letters of the alphabet one day. More: Wikipedia · Grokipedia · GuyAnthonyDeMarco.com.
Highlights
- Winner, Horror Writers Association Silver Hammer Award (2011; presented 2012) — volunteer service
- Finalist, 2012 Bram Stoker Award® — Graphic Novel — Behind These Eyes (based on a short story by P. Wacks, with art by Chaz Kemp)
- Finalist, 2018 IAMTW Scribe Award — Original Speculative — Solar Singularity (with Peter J. Wacks & Josh Vogt)
- Short fiction in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, Necrotic Tissue, and numerous anthologies
- Game writing: wrote on the Interface Zero 2.0 core team (Gun Metal Games); book was ENnie finalist for original interior art
- Italian American · disabled U.S. Navy veteran · MFA Creative Writing (2018)
- Convention guest/panelist (see Bibliography)
Selected works
- Odd Places (Yurei Press, 2012) — Speculative/horror shorts. Book page · ISBN 978-1-62225-040-0
- Behind These Eyes (Villainous Press, 2012) — Horror graphic novel. Written by Guy Anthony De Marco, art by Chaz Kemp. Based on a short story by P. Wacks. 2012 Bram Stoker Award® finalist. Currently unavailable; new edition with new cover coming. Book page
- Solar Singularity (with Peter J. Wacks & Josh Vogt; WordFire Press, 2017) — Interface Zero 2.0 novel; 2018 Scribe Award finalist. Out of print / award title; ISBN 978-1-61475-511-1
- Interface Zero 2.0 core rules (Gun Metal Games) — Wrote on the core team; book was 2015 ENnie finalist for original interior art. Book page
Full list: Bibliography.
Suggested interview topics
- Writing complete stories in flash and short forms
- Balancing horror and humor
- Writing from the Midwest / “middle of nowhere”
- Crossing over between game writing and prose (or Navy/tech background, if agreed)
- Collaborating on media tie-ins (Solar Singularity)
- Horror in comics (Behind These Eyes)
- Convention panels and community
- Why volunteer service (HWA Silver Hammer) matters to the field
Headshots
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Press contact
Evil Brain Trust, LTD.
435 State Road U (#229)
Urbana, MO 65767
Email: guy@guyanthonydemarco.com
Phone: 308.249.4643
Web: https://guyanthonydemarco.com/
Time zone: America/Chicago
Downloads
Downloadable press ZIP (bios + headshot + Solar Singularity + Interface Zero 2.0 covers + attribution): guyanthonydemarco-press-kit.zip