Guy Anthony De Marco — Long bio
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Guy Anthony De Marco (born 1963, New York) is an Italian American speculative fiction author, musician, programmer, educator, and disabled U.S. Navy veteran. He writes across horror, science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, and paranormal genres, and is especially known for short fiction and flash.

After early fiction and comic-making in school and work in information technology, he served eleven years in the U.S. Navy (electronics, helicopter avionics, advanced computer systems). Later he worked as a technical writer and teacher, including instruction abroad, earned degrees in IT and English, and completed an MFA in Creative Writing in 2018.

His short work has appeared in magazines and anthologies including Every Day Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, Necrotic Tissue, and many others. Collections include Odd Places (Yurei Press, 2012). Novels include the cyberpunk tie-in Solar Singularity (with Peter J. Wacks and Josh Vogt; WordFire Press, 2017; out of print). In comics, he co-wrote the graphic novel Behind These Eyes with Peter J. Wacks (Villainous Press, 2012).

Awards and recognition (verified): Winner, HWA Silver Hammer Award (2011; presented March 2012). Finalist, 2012 Bram Stoker Award®, Graphic Novel — Behind These Eyes. Finalist, 2018 IAMTW Scribe Award, Original Speculative — Solar Singularity. He was a writer on the Interface Zero 2.0 core rules team; that game book was a 2015 ENnie finalist in original interior art (team/product credit — not a personal writing award).

De Marco has volunteered extensively for the Horror Writers Association and remains active around conventions as a panelist and guest. He is or was a member of SFWA, IAMTW, HWA, SFPA, WWA, ASCAP, RWA, and TWA. He lives in the midwestern United States. Official site: https://guyanthonydemarco.com/
