Steve Stred

An award-winning author, Steve Stred lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his wife and son. He enjoys spending time outside, playing various sports and is currently working towards achieving the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt in Songahm Tae Kwon Do.

Known for his novels, ‘Mastodon,’ ‘Churn the Soil,’ and his series ‘Father of Lies’ where he joined a cult on the dark web for four years, his work has been described as haunting, bleak and is frequently set in the woods near where he grew up. He’s been fortunate to appear in numerous anthologies with some truly amazing authors.

His novel ‘Mastodon’ has been translated into Czech and Italian.

His novel ‘Churn the Soil’ won the Best Horror Novel award in the 2024 Indieverse Awards.

His novel ‘Mastodon’ and his novella ‘Sacrament’ were both nominated for Splatterpunk Awards.