Born and raised in Dungarvan, Ireland, Kealan Patrick Burke is an award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" by
Publishers Weekly.
Some of his works include the novels
Currency of Souls and
The Hides, the novellas
The Turtle Boy (Bram Stoker Award Winner, 2004) and
Vessels, and the collections Ravenous Ghosts, and
The Number 121 to Pennsylvania & Others.
He has also sold fiction to a number of publications, including
Postscripts, Cemetery Dance, Grave Tales, Shivers II, Shivers III, Shivers IV, Looking Glass, Masques V, Subterranean #1, Evermore, Inhuman, Horror World, Surreal Magazine, and
Corpse Blossoms.
Aside from his accomplishments as an author, Kealan also edited the anthologies:
Taverns of the Dead, Brimstone Turnpike,
Quietly Now: A Tribute to Charles L. Grant (International Horror Guild Award Nominee, 2004), the charity anthology
Tales from the Gorezone and
Night Visions 12.
You can contact Kealan at: kealan@kealanpatrickburke.com
A comprehensive bibliography can be found at
the author's website.