Award-author, Steven L Shrewsbury, lives and works in central Illinois. He writes hardcore sword & sorcery, fantasy, and horror novels. Twenty of his novels have been published, including Killer of Giants, Beyond Night, Born of Swords, Within, Overkill, Philistine, Hell Billy, Thrall, Blood and Steel, Stronger than Death, Hawg, Tormentor, and Godforsaken. His horror/western series includes Bad Magick, Last Man Screaming, Mojo Hand, and Along Come Evening. He has collaborated with Brian Keene on the works: King of the Bastards, Throne of the Bastards, and Curse of the Bastards. He has also written with Peter Welmerink on the Viking saga Bedlam Unleashed.

A big fan of books, history, religion, and sports, he tries to seek out brightness in the world, wherever it may hide.