Originating in Tampa, Florida, Arken Wheeler is an author and screenwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. He crafts gritty and cerebral stories of cyberpunk, biopunk, apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic science fiction, science fantasy, urban fantasy, magic realism, noir, and crime drama niches laced with dark comedy and horror. Arken is earning a Bachelors in Creative Writing from Full Sail University and is a member of the International Association of Professional Writers and Editors. His work is published through Smashwords, Curbside Splendor and Entropy Magazine. When not writing, Arken works as filmmaker, substitute teacher, lyricist for experimental hardcore band VS., photojournalist, and fashion-designer/jeweler.