Kurt Paul Hotelling

When not writing onward into his tetralogy turned quintology or building model railroads, Kurt Paul Smith Hotelling is, among many skills, a playwright, professional musician, educator, film historian, and Bandmaster teaching Native American students on the Qualla Boundary. A double alumnus from the North Carolina School of the Arts, he has been writing classical fantasy (though he maintains that anything of fiction should be considered fantasy) for well over 40 years. Kurt is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who Among American Educators. He resides in a stone eyrie atop a mountain in Western North Carolina along with his gypsy wife (who creates intricate and celebrated glass beaded jewelry and artwork), one indulging Calico cat, a rescued and slightly confused black cat, an industrious and charming terrier, and uncounted mischievous yet helpful faeries. His musical daughters are out in the Bigger World, one a successful Doctor of Physical Therapy out west, the other finding her way.