Lou Antonelli
Louis Sergio Antonelli (Lou Antonelli) (born January 6, 1957 in Medford, Massachusetts) is an American speculative fiction author who writes primarily alternate history, secret history, science fiction and fantasy. He resides in Mount Pleasant, Texas. His stories have been published in print publications based in the U.S., U.K., Australia and Canada, and ezines based in India and Portugal.Antonelli's stories are often characterized by a Texas setting, a strong use of dialogue, and twist or surprise endings.Antonelli is a Massachusetts native and grew up in Rockland. As a young man, he attended Columbia University and lived in New York City. In 1982, at the age of 25, he ran as a Republican for the United States House of Representatives in a district including most of the West Side of Manhattan Island along with parts of The Bronx. He lost to the Democratic incumbent Ted Weiss by a margin of 85%-15%. A decade later he was elected to a term as a member of the Cedar Hill (Texas) school board and served until 1995.In 1985, Antonelli moved to Texas. He is a professional journalist. He is currently the managing editor of the Clarksville (Tx.) TimesAntonelli got a late start in his fiction writing career; his first story was published when he was 46 years old in June 2003. His first professional sale was "A Rocket for the Republic", published in Asimov's Science Fiction in September 2005. His 2012 short story "Great White Ship" was nominated for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. As of November 2014 he had 89 short stories published either in print or on-line. He is an Active Member of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) and Secretary of the Society for the Advancement of Speculative Storytelling (SASS).He is married to Patricia (Randolph) Antonelli, a Dallas native. They have three adopted dogs; Millie, Sugar, and Peltro Antonelli.
