Author - Nick Korolev

His first short story was published in a national magazine at age 14. Over the years, He has written and traditionally published in different genres and ventured into stage and screenplay writing with some awards. Traditionally published novels include; YA fantasy The Swamp Dragon (Whiskey Creek Press 2011) and adult maritime historical novels Dark Waters (Salvo Press 2012) and Storm Warning (Fireship Press 2015) and adult political satire Ghost of a Chance (Mockingbird Lane Press 2017). Due out in 2020 is his adult science fiction first contact novel, The Cat Who Fell to Earth (Mockingbird Lane Press) and adult horror novel, The 13th Child (Sunbury Press). His most recent win was in December 2018 with a science based dystopian short story titled Caldera for Aftermath Magazine a new online publication out of the Netherlands that had over 1,400 international entries. Presently, his day jobs include substitute teaching for one county and in the summer, naturalist for Lost River State Park. He lives in Fisher, WV with his two cats. www.korolevportfolio.online