From the time that he zoned out of elementary school to dream about visiting planets beyond our galaxy, Stephen has always fantasized about great worlds, fantastic journeys and incredible stories. After going through some real life journeys in his adolescence and young adulthood, Stephen has returned to the fantasy and sci-fi realm and turned those creative thoughts into real words through his science fantasy and epic fantasy stories. A graduate of Duke in 2010, Stephen moved to Las Vegas that summer to become a professional poker player, a journey that would eventually lead him to create "The Wild Card," a real-life-turned-fiction novel. He then lived in a series of places, residing in Charlotte, Vegas again, Los Angeles and Montana, all accruing stories and ideas in his head for future work. He then entered the fantasy world with “The Kastori Chronicles” young adult fantasy series. His work has been featured on "The Writership Podcast" and other media. He now lives in Raleigh near his family and his alma mater. He loves improv, Duke basketball, his two dogs and traveling (especially to Montana). You can reach him at stephen@stephenaallan.com.