About Me
"Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.”
"Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.”
— Denzel Washington
— Denzel Washington
Desmond Astaire is an award-winning, best-selling speculative fiction author from Central Illinois, where he navigates life's journey with his special needs family. In his other life, Astaire is a superintendent for a military public relations unit, supervising the training and operations of multimedia content creators.
Desmond Astaire is an award-winning, best-selling speculative fiction author from Central Illinois, where he navigates life's journey with his special needs family. In his other life, Astaire is a superintendent for a military public relations unit, supervising the training and operations of multimedia content creators.
His lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries and enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!. The revelation to write professionally was born after the discovery of Dean Wesley Smith’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology.
His lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy was forged as a child in the halls of local public libraries and enabled by reading programs like Accelerated Reader and BOOK IT!. The revelation to write professionally was born after the discovery of Dean Wesley Smith’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds anthology.
Astaire was first published as a first-place winner and Golden Pen recipient of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol. 38 in June 2022. The book went on to win the IPPA Gold Medal in Science Fiction and the Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal in 2023.
Astaire was first published as a first-place winner and Golden Pen recipient of L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol. 38 in June 2022. The book went on to win the IPPA Gold Medal in Science Fiction and the Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal in 2023.
His current primary work-in-progress is the novelization of the "Gallows" short story, slated for publication in 2025.
Thoughts to Share
Thoughts to Share
