Steve Toase was born in North Yorkshire, England, and now live in the Franconian Forest in Germany.
His fiction has appeared in Nightmare Magazine, Shadows & Tall Trees 8, Analog – Science Fiction and Fact, Three Lobed Burning Eye, Shimmer, and Lackington’s amongst others. Five of his stories have been reprinted in Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year series, and one in Paula Guran's Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror 3.
His debut short story collection ‘To Drown in Dark Water’ is now out from Undertow Publications.
As well as fiction, he has been published at Tor.com and in Back Street Heroes Custom Motorbike Magazine, 100% Biker, Kerrang Magazine, and Imperica Magazine. He also writes regularly for Fortean Times and Folklore Thursday.
From 2014 he worked with Becky Cherriman and Imove on Haunt, the Saboteur Award shortlisted project inspired by his own teenage experiences, about Harrogate’s haunting presence in the lives of people experiencing homelessness in the town.
He recently worked with astrophysicist Dr Chris Harrison on a script for a planetarium show designed for people with a vision impairment.
He also like old motorbikes and vintage cocktails.
You can keep up to date with his work via Patreon www.patreon.com/stevetoase, www.tinyletter.com/stevetoase, facebook.com/stevetoase1, and @stevetoase on Twitter