Lou Antonelli is an American author who is well-known for his speculative fiction. His writing often takes the world as it is and imagines how things might have been different if historical events had unfolded in alternate ways. Antonelli's unique storytelling style has resulted in the publication of fifty of his stories in various countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. His fiction has appeared in numerous publications such as Asimov's Science Fiction, Jim Baen's Universe, Dark Recesses, and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.
Antonelli's first story was published in 2003 when he was 46 years old. Since then, he has had 86 short stories published in several countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. His work has been featured in various publications such as Asimov's Science Fiction, Jim Baen's Universe, Dark Recesses, Andromeda Spaceways In-Flight Magazine, Greatest Uncommon Denominator (GUD), and Daily Science Fiction. Antonelli's story, "A Rocket for the Republic," was the last story accepted by Gardner Dozois before he retired as editor of Asimov's Science Fiction. The story was published in Asimov's in September 2005 and placed third in the annual Readers’ Poll. Another one of his stories, "Great White Ship," originally published in Daily Science Fiction, was a 2013 finalist for the Sidewise Award for alternate history.
Antonelli is a professional journalist and the managing editor of The Daily Tribune in Mount Pleasant, Texas. Born in Massachusetts, he moved to Texas in 1985 and is married to Dallas native Patricia (Randolph) Antonelli. They have three adopted furbaby children, Millie, Sugar, and Peltro Antonelli. Antonelli's collections of work include "Fantastic Texas," published in 2009; "Texas & Other Planets," published in 2010; "The Clock Struck None," and "Letters from Gardner," both published in 2014.