Genres: Poetry, Musical Composition

Born in Gadsden, Alabama, in 1969, A. K. Stanfield earned his Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Development at the University of South Alabama. Andy has taught at the university level since 1999, leading up to a variety of roles at Florida Tech.

Andy has self-published six novels, including Global Tribal, which earned the silver 2019 Royal Palm Award for Best Published Book-length Science Fiction, and from 2004-2007 ran Kyteflyte, an independent publishing company.

Andy is a musician, composing and performing original music with the groups Ojo de Rojo and The Slackadaisicals, and a solo electronic music project called QuarterHawk. He is currently working on a science fantasy web series the Eruption Sagas, and a book-length poem titled Sleeping with the Dead.

Andy and his wife, Sharon, currently reside on the Space Coast.