Mike Allen edits the critically-acclaimed anthology series CLOCKWORK PHOENIX and the long-running magazine MYTHIC DELIRIUM. His newest books include post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel THE BLACK FIRE CONCERTO and career-spanning poetry collection HUNGRY CONSTELLATIONS.PUBLISHERS WEEKLY gave a starred review to his first collection of short fiction, UNSEAMING, saying the tales therein "deliver solid shivering terror tinged with melancholy sorrow over the fragility of humankind." Laird Barron writes in the book's introduction that the stories in UNSEAMING "rival anything committed to paper by the likes of contemporary masters such as Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, or Caitlín Kiernan."More of Mike's stories have popped up in places like WEIRD TALES, BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES, APEX MAGAZINE, and the anthologies CTHULHU'S REIGN and SOLARIS RISING 2. His poetry has won the Rhysling Award three times, and his fiction has been nominated for the Nebula Award. By day he works as the arts and culture columnist for the daily newspaper in Roanoke, Va., where he lives with his wife Anita, a goofy dog, and two cats with varying degrees of psychosis. You can follow Mike's exploits as a writer at descentintolight.com, as an editor at mythicdelirium.com, and all at once on Twitter at @mythicdelirium.