David J. Rank

An author, editor, and recovering journalist, David J. Rank's more than 30 short stories and flash fiction pieces have been published in regional literary publications, several online ezines, and the print anthologies Call of the Wyld, published by Wyldwood Press, The Grays, published by JWK Fiction, Wisconsin Review II, published by the WWA Press, and Shallow Waters 4, an online anthology series published by Crystal Lake Publishing. He is founder and director of the annual nonprofit Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp & Retreat residential writing programs now in their eighth year.

His unpublished Science Fiction-Mystery novel Alien Ways was selected as a semifinalist in the 2019 Screencraft Cinematic Book Competition, finishing in the top 10 percent of entries, both published and unpublished. He is now working on a horror novel, a Gothic romance novel, the plots for two Alien Ways sequels, and several short stories.