Zach Winderl

Zach is a stay at home dad who has graduated from writing during naptime to using school hours as creation central. He lives in Western NY with his wife, a mermaid, a cheetah, and stormtrooper.

Since his first recorded work at the age of seven to the publication of the first book in the Atom & Go series, Zach has spent years growing as an author. He graduated from college with a degree in History and a minor in creative writing. Since that time he has held a wide variety of jobs, but never lost the dream of writing. He draws inspiration for his character Margo from a mash-up of his three children and while he can’t claim to be a gun-slinger, many of Margo’s experiences have actually happened.

When not playing board games with his children or game group, Zach Winderl can most often be found expanding the tales of Atom & Go or people watching for literary inspiration. Even before his 2004 graduation from college he could be found combining writing and experiencing a wide variety of life’s nuances. His first unpublished work dates back to 1989.

Growing up in a widely traveled family, Zach was able to capture the variety of landscapes our world has to offer and push beyond the boundaries of our own planet. Zach has always loved the freedom afforded by Science-Fiction. Whether an exotic locale or a tongue-in-cheek view on what the world has to offer, he believes science-fiction is the best canvas for painting for an audience.