Brent Nichols is a writer and trainer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Blood and Water, Shanghai Steam, The Dead Sea, and Horrific History, and in eFiction magazine, eNoir, and eSteampunk. He's the author of the Gears of a Mad God series, steampunk/Lovecraft novellas set in the roaring twenties.
He's been a taxi driver, a standup comedian, and a bike courier. A diploma in programming led to a brief stint in the IT industry, then a career as a trainer. Now Brent spends his days teaching people to use Microsoft Office and his evenings writing tales of fantasy, science fiction, and steampunk. He likes stories with plenty of action, a bit of humor, and characters who make you care.
Brent and his wife live in the Canadian prairies, where they hike in the Rockies during the summer, snowshoe in the winter, and enjoy the beauty of the Canadian West all year long.