Alan Loewen

Born in 1954 in Easthampton, New York, Alan Loewen descends from a long line of German Mennonite farmers on his father’s side and Episcopalian whalers and fishermen on his mother’s. That unusual heritage—part rural simplicity, part saltwater folklore—still echoes through his fiction today.

An avid reader from childhood, Loewen devoured fantasy, science fiction, mythology, and strange tales at every opportunity. Among the works that most deeply shaped his imagination are H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth, and the writings of C. S. Lewis, H. P. Lovecraft, Alan Garner, and Robert Holdstock.

At heart, Loewen considers himself first and foremost a storyteller. His goal is not to lecture, preach, or philosophize, but to transport readers into memorable worlds filled with mystery, wonder, adventure, humor, and the unexpected. As he often says, “If readers finish one of my stories feeling entertained and glad they took the journey, then I’ve done my job.”

Over the years, Loewen has worked as a factory laborer, inner-city security guard, park ranger, youth worker, radio personality, stage actor, stage and parlor magician, ordained minister, computer salesman, counselor, and life coach. Those experiences—and the remarkable people encountered along the way—continue to inspire the characters and settings found throughout his fiction.

A lifelong lover of cinema, cats, Neolithic mysteries, oriental cuisine, gardening, used bookstores, old houses, and sacred architecture, Loewen lives in south-central Pennsylvania, with his wife, too many cats, and a dog named Ginger… though some suspect her true name may actually be Goblin.