Founder of Whisper House Press, whose Costs of Living and Dread Mondays horror anthologies released in the fall of 2025, Steve Capone Jr. is an award-winning, Utah-based writer hailing from the Rust Belt. A recipient of the Denis Diderot grant in support of his summer 2025 residency at Chateau d'Orquevaux in rural France, Steve self-published his first YA historical fiction novel, Max in the Capital of Spies, in 2024. Jimmy vs. Communism is due out from Gibbs Smith soon and has horror novels in the works. He frequently organizes events for the literary communities throughout Utah. You can find his short fiction in multiple anthologies and literary magazines. His "Cure for Creativity" won Best Short Screenplay at the Bloody Mirror Film Festival in 2024, and it was elsewhere nominated for multiple other awards. He's a pizza advocate, dog helper with Arctic Rescue, and a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and League of Utah Writers. You can find his incorporeal footprint on his website at www.stevecaponejr.com or at https: //linktr.ee/stevecaponejr.