A. L. Sirois

A.L. Sirois is a writer, developmental editor, graphic artist and ghostwriter. His publication career began in 1973 with the appearance of the short story "War Baby" in Fantastic. He has gone on to have fiction in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Amazing Stories, and Thema, and online at Electric Spec, Mystery Weekly, Every Day Fiction and Flash Fiction Online, among other publications. His story "In the Conservatory" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Other works include a children's book, DINOSAUR DRESS UP (Tambourine Press / William Morrow), a graphic novel, THE ENDLESS INCIDENT (2014), a fantasy novel, THE BOHEMIAN MAGICIAN, published in 2017, and JERSEY GHOULS, a horror novel published in June, 2018, as well as its sequel, PHILLY GHOULS, published in 2020.

As an artist, he has hundreds of drawings, paintings and illustrations to his credit. Al has contributed comic art for DC, Marvel, and Charlton, and has scripted for Warren Publications. He wrote and drew "Bugs in the System" for witzend #12, the famous comics fanzine started by for MAD artist Wally Wood. He lives in Rockingham County, North Carolina with his wife and occasional collaborator, author Grace Marcus.

MURDER IN MENNEFER, the first book of his YA trilogy set in ancient Egypt, was published on June 18, 2024, from Fitzroy Books, a division of Regal House. The second book, IMHOTEP AND THE QUEST TO KUSH, was published on June 24, 2025. The third book, THE KING'S GHOST, will be published in June 2026.

His stories have also appeared in several anthologies, including IN A CAT'S EYE (2016), INTO THE DEEP (2021), and TALES OF GALACTIC PEST CONTROL (2025), all available on Amazon.

You can find him on Facebook, BlueSky, Instagram, and Linked In.

His website is https://alsirois dot com