Michael Strickland is a speculative fiction author whose work includes three screenplays, a novel, and approximately twenty thousand science fiction-themed trivia questions. His short fiction has appeared in Cast of Wonders, Bewildering Stories, Cosmic Daffodil, and elsewhere, and he's received Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest. 

A graduate of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California, he is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Western Colorado University. Mike writes about speculative fiction, the writing craft, adventures in travel, and his MFA experience at Stricklandia.com.

He lives in Colorado with his wife, daughter, and two feline boys.