David Boop is a Denver-based speculative fiction author & editor. He’s also an award-winning essayist, and screenwriter. Before turning to fiction, David worked as a DJ, film critic, journalist, and actor. As editor-in-chief of IntraDenver.net, he and his team covered the Columbine shooting as the only internet exclusive newspaper on site, for which they were give an award for excellence.

David’s novels run the gamut, such as the sci-fi/noir She Murdered Me with Science; The Soul Changers, a historical, dark fantasy tie-in to Rippers Resurrected; and The Drowned Horse Chronicle Volume 1, a Weird Western. Additionally, David edited the bestselling and award-nominated Weird Western anthology series, Straight Outta Tombstone, Straight Outta Deadwood and Straight Outta Dodge City. He’s currently working on a trio of Space Western anthologies starting with Gunfight on Europa Station.

David is prolific in short fiction with many published works including media tie-ins for Predator, Deadlands, the Green Hornet, and Veronica Mars.

He’s a Summa Cum Laude Graduate from UC-Denver in the Creative Writing program. He tutors, teaches, temps, and is a true believer. His hobbies include film noir, anime, the Blues and Funko Pops. You can find out more at Davidboop.com, Facebook.com/dboop.updates, Twitter @david_boop, and www.longshot-productions.net.

Reading: David Boop and Bjorn Hasseler