Allen Stroud

Allen Stroud
Born
Allen James Stroud

1976/1977
Winchester, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupations
  • Academic
  • writer
Employers
Known forSci-fi Fantasy Writing
Notable workWriting for Elite: Dangerous, Chaos Reborn, Phoenix Point
Websitewww.allenstroud.com Edit this at Wikidata

Allen James Stroud (born 1976/1977)[1] is a researcher and university lecturer at Coventry University. He is currently leading the Creative Futures project, a funded research partnership between Coventry University and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). Previously, he was Course Leader for the BA Media (Hons) Top Up and BA (Hons) Media and Communications. Before that, he was the course leader for Film and Television Production and the Creative Writing for Publication degrees at Bucks New University.[2][3] Up until the end of 2019, he was the editor of the British Fantasy Society Journal.[4] He also composes instrumental music;[4] however, Stroud is best known for his sci-fi fantasy novels and video game writing. He was the 2017 and 2018 chair of Fantasycon, the annual convention of the British Fantasy Society, which hosts the British Fantasy Awards.

In June 2019, Allen Stroud became Chair of the British Science Fiction Association, taking over from Donna Bond.

  1. ^ "Meet Allen Stroud". British Fantasy Society. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Bucks Lecturer Allen Stroud introduces Lave Revolution". Bucks Animation Blog. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Allen Stroud". nineworlds.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b Barbini, Francesca T (2 February 2016). "Allen Stroud – From Elite: Dangerous To Chaos Reborn". Sci-fi and Fantasy Network. Retrieved 17 June 2017.