Allan W. Eckert is the author of 39 books and has been nominated seven times for a Pulitzer Prize.
He was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in the Chicago area. He attended Ohio State University and the University of Dayton. His writings have included a series of children's fantasy adventures entitled The Mesmerian Annals. The Phantom Crystal and The Witching Well are works in progress in the series.
Eckert is known as an historian, naturalist, novelist, poet, screenwriter, and playwright. He designed and wrote the popular magazine courses for Writer's Digest Magazine – "The Writer's Digest Course in Article Writing" and "The Writer's Digest Course in Short Story Writing."
He lives and works in Bellefontaine, Ohio and celebrates his birthday on January 30th.
