
Keith R. A. DeCandido
Author
New York, NY






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Biography:
Keith R.A. DeCandido left home at a very young age to pursue a career in fisheries, but came right back home when he realized he'd forgotten to pack a lunch. He left home again years later to pursue a career in publishing, at which he's had slightly more success. He's written tons and tons of novels, comic books, short stories, novellas, eBooks, and nonfiction, much of it in a variety of media universes ranging from TV shows (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farscape, Leverage, Star Trek, Supernatural) to games (BattleTech, Dungeons & Dragons, StarCraft, World of Warcraft) to comic books (the Hulk, Spider-Man, the Silver Surfer, the X-Men) to films (Cars, Kung Fu Panda, Resident Evil, Serenity). He is the author of the acclaimed "Precinct" series of high fantasy/mystery novels, including Dragon Precinct, Unicorn Precinct, and Goblin Precinct, with Tales from Dragon Precinct and Gryphon Precinct due in 2013. Other recent and upcoming work includes the Leverage novel The Zoo Job; the superhero/police procedural SCPD: The Case of the Claw; a story in the Kung Fu Panda: Tales of the Dragon Warrior comic book; the urban fantasy short story collection Ragnarok and Roll: Tales of Cassie Zukav, Weirdness Magnet; and contributions to several shared worlds, including Jonathan Maberry's horror anthology V-Wars (the short story "The Ballad of Big Charlie"), Steven Savile's thriller series Viral (the novella -30-), and Aaron Rosnberg & David Niall Wilson's science fiction concept, "Tales from the Scattered Earth" (the novel Guilt in Innocence). His recent short fiction has appeared in Apolcaypse 13, Bad-Ass Faeries: It's Elemental, Defending the Future: Best Laid Plans, Liar Liar, More Tales of Zorro, Tales from the House Band Volumes 1 & 2, and the Star Trek anthologies Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows and Seven Deadly Sins.
Keith is also a longtime editor, having supervised several major book lines (the Marvel novels of the 1990s, the monthly Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers eBooks from 2000-2008) and edited many novels and anthologies-among the latter, Doctor Who: The Quality of Leadership, the Star Trek anthologies New Frontier: No Limits, Tales of the Dominion War, and Tales from the Captain's Table. He's also the co-editor of the 2013 Yankees Annual for Lindy's Magazines.
He was inexplicably honored by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009, which means he never needs to achieve anything ever again. Despite this, that same year he also achieved his black belt in karate.
In addition to his authorial and editorial hats, Keith is also a musician, currently the percussionist for the Boogie Knights. He joined the band in 2006, after backing up acts such as the Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, the Randy Bandits, David Honigsberg, and Steve Rosenhaus, and appears on the Knights' CDs Many a Sleepless Knight and Wasted Days, Wasted Knights.
Besides all that, Keith is a regular contributor to The Chronic Rift pop-culture podcast, does voices for the audiodramas HG World, The Dome, and Gypsy Cove, and has his own podcast, Dead Kitchen Radio. Find out less at Keith's cheerfully retro web site at DeCandido.net, which is the gateway to his blog, his Facebook page, his Twitter feed, the aforementioned podcasts, and a whole lot more.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2020
Dragon Con 2020 - September 3-7, 2020 in Atlanta, GAConvention CancelledBubonicon 2020 - August 28-30, 2020 in Albuquerque, NMConvention CancelledPop Culture Convention 2020 - May 29-30, 2020 in Provo, UTConvention PostponedHELIOsphere 2020 - April 3-5, 2020 in Tarrytown, NYConvention Cancelled- Pensacon 2020 - February 28 - March 1, 2020 in Pensacola, FL 2019
- Starbase Indy 2019 - November 29 - December 1, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2019 - September 5-7, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT
- GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019 - July 25-28, 2019 in Raleigh, NC
- Shore Leave 2019 - July 12-14, 2019 in Hunt Valley, MD
- GalaxyCon Richmond 2019 - May 31 - June 2, 2019 in Richmond, VA
- MegaCon Orlando 2019 - May 16-19, 2019 in Orlando, FL
- HELIOsphere 2019 - April 5-7, 2019 in Tarrytown, NY 2018
- Dragon Con 2018 - August 30 - September 3, 2018 in Atlanta, GA
- ConnectiCon 2018 - July 12-15, 2018 in Hartford, CT
- Shore Leave 2018 - July 6-8, 2018 in Hunt Valley, MD
- ConGlomeration 2018 - March 30 - April 1, 2018 in Louisville, KY
- (Re)Generation Who 2018 - March 23-25, 2018 in Baltimore, MD
- HELIOsphere 2018 - March 9-11, 2018 in Tarrytown, NY
- Farpoint 2018 - February 9-11, 2018 in Hunt Valley, MD 2017
- AtomaCon 2017 - November 17-19, 2017 in North Charleston, SC
- Roc-Con 2017 - September 15-17, 2017 in Rochester, NY
- Florida Supercon 2017 - July 27-30, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Zenkaikon 2017 - April 28-30, 2017 in Lancaster, PA
- (Re)Generation Who 2017 - March 24-26, 2017 in Baltimore, MD
- I-Con 2017 - March 17-19, 2017 in Farmingville, NY
- Farpoint 2017 - February 17-19, 2017 in Timonium, MD 2016
AtomaCon 2016 - November 18-20, 2016 in North Charleston, SCConvention Cancelled- EerieCon 2016 - September 30 - October 2, 2016 in Grand Island, NY
- Intervention 2016 - September 16-18, 2016 in Rockville, MD
- Dragon Con 2016 - September 2-5, 2016 in Atlanta, GA
- Ro-Con 2016 - July 22-24, 2016 in Mystic, CT
- Treklanta 2016 - April 15-17, 2016 in Tucker, GA
- (Re)Generation Who 2016 - March 18-20, 2016 in Hunt Valley, MD
- Farpoint 2016 - February 12-14, 2016 in Timonium, MD 2015
- DerpyCon 2015 - December 4-6, 2015 in Morristown, NJ
- 2050 Daytona Beach 2015 - October 29 - November 1, 2015 in Daytona Beach, FL
- Roc-Con 2015 - September 11-13, 2015 in Rochester, NY
- Dragon Con 2015 - September 4-7, 2015 in Atlanta, GA
- Treklanta 2015 - April 24-26, 2015 in Atlanta, GA
- (Re)Generation Who 2015 - March 27-29, 2015 in Cockeysville, MD
- Farpoint 2015 - February 13-15, 2015 in Timonium, MD 2014
- DerpyCon 2014 - December 5-7, 2014 in Morristown, NJ
- Dragon Con 2014 - August 29 - September 1, 2014 in Atlanta, GA
- TrekTrax Atlanta 2014 - April 25-27, 2014 in Atlanta, GA
- LI-Con 2014 - March 29-30, 2014 in Rockville Centre, NY
- MystiCon 2014 - February 21-23, 2014 in Roanoke, VA 2013
- Dragon Con 2013 - August 30 - September 2, 2013 in Atlanta, GA
- PortConMaine 2013 - June 20-23, 2013 in South Portland, ME
- TrekTrax Atlanta 2013 - April 19-21, 2013 in Atlanta, GA
I-Con 2013 - March 22-24, 2013 in Hempstead, NYConvention Postponed- Lunacon 2013 - March 15-17, 2013 in Rye Brook, NY
- MystiCon 2013 - February 22-24, 2013 in Roanoke, VA
- Farpoint 2013 - February 15-17, 2013 in Timonium, MD 2006
Flanvention 2006 - December 8-10, 2006 in Burbank, CAConvention Cancelled
47 confirmed guest appearances