Kelly McCullough

American novelist

Fantasy
science fiction

Websitekellymccullough.com

Kelly David McCullough (born 1967) is a contemporary American author of fantasy and science fiction novels living in Wisconsin.

Early life

Before becoming an author, McCullough acted in the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, the Colorado Renaissance Festival, and the Arizona Renaissance Festival.^[1]

Writing Career

McCullough's critically acclaimed novel WebMage was released in 2006, followed by Cybermancy in 2007, CodeSpell in 2008, MythOS in 2009, and Spellcrash in 2010. The Fallen Blade series began with Broken Blade in 2011, and five other books followed. He has written three middle-grade novels: Magic, Madness, and Mischief and its sequel Spirits, Spells, and Snark and stand-alone School for Sidekicks.

Some of his 20 published short stories include The Uncola, When Jabberwocks Attack, and The Totally Secret Origin of Foxman: Excerpts from an EPIC Autobiography, a Tor.Com original; he also has written a number of poems, including The Bees: An Edgar Allan Pooh Poem. His non-fiction work includes an illustrated collection that is part of a robust middle school physical science curriculum that was funded by the National Science Foundation and has been adopted by several state boards of education, the Interactions in Physical Science curriculum.^[2]^[1]

Awards include the 2000 "Writers of the Future" winner, an international competition begun by L. Ron Hubbard.^[3]

Political Career

McCullough has been a county board supervisor for Dunn County, WI since 2010. He was elected as Chair of the Board of Supervisors in 2022 and again in 2024^[4]. He also served as a City Council Alder for Menomonie, WI from 2021-2023^[5].

Personal life

McCullough lives with his wife, Laura, and a number of cats.

In 2008, he donated his archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.^[6]

Bibliography

Adult novels

Fallen Blade series

Broken Blade
Bared Blade
Crossed Blades
Blade Reforged
Drawn Blades
Darkened Blades

Webmage series

WebMage
Cybermancy
Codespell
MythOS
Spellcrash

Middle-grade novels

Magic, Madness, and Mischief series

Magic, Madness, and Mischief
Spirits, Spells, and Snark

Academy of Metahuman Operatives

School for Sidekicks
"The Totally Secret Origin of Foxman: Excerpts from an EPIC Autobiography" (short story)

References

^ ^a ^b "Kelly McCullough". Retrieved 2008-07-24.
^ Haynes, Simon. "Interview with Kelly McCullough". Spacejock. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
^ "Author Kelly McCullough releases 'CodeSpell'". Dunn County News. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
^ "Dunn County Board of Supervisors". dunncountywi.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
^ "Election Information & Results". www.co.dunn.wi.us. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
^ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Illinois University