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About CrazedNovelist Books

CrazedNovelist Books is a book publisher that is dedicated to discovering and nurturing the creative voices of new authors. Lead by book editor A.E. Williams from Atlanta, GA, we are passionate about bringing captivating stories to life and offering readers a journey through diverse genres and compelling narratives.

Our Team

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A.E. Williams

Publisher

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Maddie Eigel

Acquisitions Lead

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Hamin Jun

Acquisitions Editor

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Emily Williams

PR & Marketing Director

Meet The Authors

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Light Tracey

Light Tracey is a fantasy writer born in Dayton, Ohio and raised in Huber Heights. Now working in Cincinnati, he spends much of his time between the job and the otherworld, recording the events of another tomorrow in very distant places. His work explores the meeting point between the ordinary and extraordinary.

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Jeff Dingler

Jeff Dingler is a writer and journalist from Alabama. He's written for New York Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, Salmagundi, Newsweek, Strange Horizons, and more. He's also a musician and actor.

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Julian Francis

 Julain Francis is an Atlanta-based author who began his career as a journalist, working in print and as a television news producer, before transitioning into corporate communications.

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Caleb Patton Collier

Caleb Patton Collier grew up in a log cabin in the Appalachian Mountains, wandering the wilderness and writing stories. He now lives in Atlanta with his wife and three kids. His fiction has appeared in failbetter, The Mustard Review, Brilliant Flash Fiction, and ILLUMINATION. He is the co-founder of The Forest School and the Institute for Self-Directed Learning, and holds a PhD in Language and Literacy from Georgia State University. SAINT JUPITER is his first novel.

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A.L. Sirois

A.L. Sirois first book was a children's book, DINOSAUR DRESS UP, published in 1992. Since then, he has published several other books, mostly science fiction, fantasy, and horror. A.L. has also ghostwritten more than a dozen works of science fiction, fantasy, memoirs, and cozy mysteries. His short story In the Conservatory was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is a trained artist, illustrator, cartoonist. A.L. has worked for DC, Marvel, Charlton, and Warren Publications.

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K.C. Swann

K.C. Swann is the pen name of married authors Christopher Swann and Katherine F. Swann.

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Christopher Swann is a bestselling novelist and teacher. Chris earned his Ph.D. in creative writing from Georgia State University. He has been a Georgia Author of the Year, a Townsend Prize finalist, and longlisted for the Southern Book Prize.

 

 Katherine F. Swann graduated from Washington and Lee University and then obtained a Master’s degree from The University of Georgia and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri.

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Chip Jett

Chip Jett has published one novel, Among the Wolves of Nottely Lake (2024). Chip has also published several short stories in literary magazines and journals, including The First Line, Storylandia, Mystery Tribune, and the Crows Feet Journal: All Hallows Eve Anthology. He has spent twenty-eight years in education teaching grammar and writing. Chip lives with his family in West Georgia, and draws heavily on his experiences there to inform his stories.

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Everett Steele

Everett Steele is a founder, builder, and a US Army Combat veteran based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been recognized in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 Under 40, LEAD Atlanta, YoungGov 40 Under 40, Outstanding Atlanta, and as a Zell Miller Leadership Institute Fellow.​

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Kiran Bhat

Kiran Bhat is an Indian-American author, traveller, and polyglot. He is known as the author of we of the forsaken world..., but has published books in five different languages, and has had his writing published in journals, such as The Caravan, Outlook India, Sahitya Akademi, The Kenyon Review, Prairie Schooner, The Brooklyn Rail, The Colorado Review, 3:AM Magazine, Cordite Poetry Review, SOFTBLOW, and many other places. He has been to 177 countries, lived in 25 cities in the world, and speaks 12 languages, but currently lives in Mumbai, where he is currently the co-chair of the Environmental Sustainability Subcommittee of the Global Indian Council and the Literature Curator for the YathaKatha Film and Literature Festival.

Our Purpose

We exist to publish great fiction and
nonfiction written by determined and intelligent writers looking to shape lives with educational, creative, inspirational, and engaging narratives. We seek to fill
gaps in the publishing world.

Our Mission

Our mission is to uplift writers and
their words through thoughtful and meaningful publishing standards and practices. We wish to tell the full truth, even if it potentially disrupts or offends.

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