Ron Horsley is an author and artist responsible for numerous short stories, essays, reviews, and book cover designs.
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, his first published work was as editor of and contributor to The Midnighters Club: Tales from the Harker House Collection, 2001. The collection included several stories that received recognition in the 2001 Bram Stoker Awards for Best Short Fiction.
His short stories have appeared in magazines such as On Spec and his story "In the Empty Country" appears in the Masques V anthology).
He is an alumnus of the 2002 Clarion East Workshop for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing. His book cover designs have appeared on Gary A. Braunbeck's non-fiction collection, Fear in a Handful of Dust, and his time-travel collection, x3. He also designed the covers for both editions of The Midnighters Club anthology and Lucy A. Snyder's collection Blood Magic.
His first published novel, Sin Gorge: An Everything Under Novel will be released in October, 2012. The book is to be the first in the 'John Flicker' series of urban fantasy/horror novels featuring the protagonist John Flicker/Body & Soul, with future novels Jennyripper,The Twilight Girl,A City Made of Saturdays and Taphoclave already planned for future release.
Horsley and his wife reside in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a graphic designer in the Columbus, Ohio area.