Bernard Doucette

Bernard Doucette is an award-winning author who writes Speculative Fiction and Thriller stories. His most recent novel, Blood Moon Over Betonville, won the 2026 StoryTrade Awards (Fiction / Horror category) and was a silver medalist in The BookFest Awards, Spring 2026 (Fiction / Horror / Creatures & Monsters category). His debut Science Fiction novel, Higher Intelligence, won a bronze medal in The BookFest Awards, Spring 2026 (Fiction / SciFi / Apocalyptic & Post Apocalyptic category).

Born in Queens, New York, Bernard grew up in New City, a town located approximately thirty miles north of the Big Apple. Today, he lives in western North Carolina with his wife, Ann Marie. And he has two adult sons, Matthew and Brendan. He is a Certified Public Accountant and received his master's degree from Pace University. After nearly thirty years in the Finance & Investment Industry, he left to pursue his passion: writing stories.

Bernard plays piano, guitar and the drums (well . . . bangs on the drums). Earlier in life, he was a practitioner and competitor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, winning gold in June 2011 at Grapplers Quest, a submission grappling tournament (Heavy-weight, No-Gi division). He also trained extensively in Tae Kwon Do.