Lou Antonelli

A life-long science fiction reader, Lou Antonelli turned his hand to writing fiction in middle age; his first story was published by Revolution SF in 2003 when he was 46. Since then he has had 63 short stories published in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, in venues such as Asimov's Science Fiction, Jim Baen's Universe, Dark Recesses, Andromeda Spaceways In-Flight Magazine, Greatest Uncommon Denominator (GUD), and Buzzy Mag, among many others. He has received eleven honorable mentions in The Year's Best Science Fiction published by St. Martin's Press for 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005 and 2004. His steampunk short story, "A Rocket for the Republic", was the last story accepted by Gardner Dozois before he retired as editor of Asimov's Science Fiction after 19 years. It was published in Asimov's in September 2005 and placed third in the annual Readers' Poll. His collections include �Fantastic Texas� published in 2009 and �Texas & Other Planets� published in 2010. A collection of collaborative short stories co-authored with Oregon-based author Edward Morris, �Music for Four Hands�, was published in 2011. He is a professional journalist and the managing editor of The Daily Tribune in Mount Pleasant, Texas. A Massachusetts native, he moved to Texas in 1985 and is married to Dallas native Patricia (Randolph) Antonelli. They have two adopted fur baby children, Millie and Sugar Antonelli.