Michael Oliveri
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Michael Oliveri is the Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
-winning author of Deadliest of the Species. His work has appeared in several anthologies and magazines including A Walk on the Darkside, New Dark Voices, The Best of Horrorfind, and the upcoming In Laymon’s Terms. He is one of the collaborators on the fan-favorite 4×4 collection with Brian Keene
Brian Keene
Brian Keene is an American author, primarily of horror, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won two Bram Stoker Awards.- Background :Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he...
, Geoff Cooper, and Michael T. Huyck, Jr. Oliveri wrote the comic Werewolves: Call of the Wild from Moonstone Books.
Personal information
- Mike currently resides near Peoria, IL
- Mike studies Shuri-ryūShuri-ryukarate, is an eclectic martial arts system developed by Robert Trias , the first person to teach karate in the mainland United States, who opened the first dojo in 1946 in Phoenix, Arizona. Later in 1948 he formed the first karate association in the U.S., The United States Karate Association...
karate under Sensei Trent Miller and Shihan Joseph WalkerJoseph W. WalkerJoseph W. Walker is a Chief Instructor of Shuri-ryū karate, the 1970 Midwest Karate Champion, and a two-time United States Karate Alliance World Champion in the Koshiki, or sparring in armor, division...