RANDY MCCHARLES is a full-time author of speculative and crime fiction.

He is the recipient of several Aurora Awards (Canada's most prestigious award for speculative fiction) and in 2013 his short story Ghost-B-Gone Incorporated won the House of Anansi 7-day Ghost Story Contest.

Randy's most recent publications include the Peter Galloway soft-boiled detective series and the 2016 Aurora Award shortlisted novel Much Ado about Macbeth from Tyche Books, and the 2017 Aurora Award shortlisted novel The Day of the Demon.

Upcoming books include A Connecticut Gumshoe in King Arthur's Court.

In addition to writing, Randy organizes various events including the award-winning When Words Collide Festival for Readers and Writers.