Loren W. Cooper

<b>Loren W. Cooper</b> is the author of three novels, one short story collection, and one nonfiction work. He is a member of the SFWA. He won the 2001 EPPIE for Best Anthology, the NESFA short story contest in 1998 for “ The Lives of Ghosts” (title story of the anthology), and placed in the Altair short story contest with “ Lanikaula and the Powers of Lanai,” a fantasy short story based on Hawaiian myth. <i>The Gates of Sleep</i>, his first published novel, was nominated for the Endeavor award in 2002. Other novels include <i>A Slow and Silent Stream</i> (2003) and <i>A Separate Power</i> (2004). <i>The Lives of Ghosts and Other Shades of Memor</i>y appeared on the Real Best Seller's List in 2004. He holds a Master of the Fine Arts in fiction from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts, with degrees in English, Physics, and Russian Studies. Currently he works as a Global Systems Engineering Manager at HP Inc. Loren is married with two daughters and lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.