About

Achilles Sangster is a speculative fiction writer, digital librarian, and single dad based in northern Minnesota. He was born in Colorado but grew up in southeastern Minnesota, where he regularly haunted local libraries, enjoyed visits to museums, let his mind wander during journeys through nearby wooded areas, and subsisted on a steady diet of anime.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Minnesota and his Master’s in Library Science from the University of Maryland, Achilles worked – and continues to work – as a records manager and digital librarian while writing (and submitting, and querying, and occasionally despairing over) countless fiction projects. His stories draw on mythology, history, and experiences with wilderness. They also tend to feature characters overcoming adversity in theatrical, over-the-top ways (likely the fault of too much Dragon Ball Z, Kengan Ashura, and similar silly cartoons).

His previous publishing credits include short fiction in the The Roaring Muse, as well as articles in Wake Magazine. He also served as executive editor for the literary journal, Liminal. He’s been known, on occasion, to do public speaking arrangements on nerd stuff, such as (surprise!) anime and comic books.

His previous publishing credits include short fiction in the The Roaring Muse, as well as articles in Wake Magazine. He also served as executive editor for the literary journal, Liminal. He’s been known, on occasion, to do public speaking arrangements on nerd stuff, usually (surprise!) anime and comic books.

Writing is hard, and the marketing and branding side of it is even harder, but he keeps doing it anyway.