14 Facts About Weston Ochse

Weston Ochse was an American author and educator.

Weston Ochse won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for his short fiction.

Weston Ochse spent the greater part of his childhood in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he graduated from Tyner High School.

Weston Ochse enlisted in the US Army after high school and became an intelligence officer.

Weston Ochse was stationed in the Republic of Korea, Fort Jackson, Fort Gordon, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Huachuca, Presidio Monterey and Los Angeles Air Force Base.

Weston Ochse retired from the US Army in 2004 with an Honorable Discharge.

Weston Ochse won the Bram Stoker Award for his first novel, Scarecrow Gods, in 2005.

Weston Ochse has been widely reviewed and has been hailed by his contemporaries as "one of the few new writers who will help redefine the field of dark literature for the future".

Weston Ochse held a Bachelor of Arts in American Literature from Excelsior University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from National University.

Weston Ochse traveled extensively to book signings and conventions where he has been Gross Out Contest bouncer, toastmaster and guest of honor.

Weston Ochse was a frequent speaker at libraries and schools.

Weston Ochse was an adjunct faculty member for Cochise Community College, and associate professor for Southern New Hampshire University, and had run the online Guerrilla Fiction Writing Workshop.

Weston Ochse lived in Tucson, Arizona with his wife, and fellow author, Yvonne Navarro.

Weston Ochse has more than a hundred and fifty professionally published short stories and essays in various anthologies and magazines such as Cemetery Dance, Weird Tales, Nightmare, and Soldier of Fortune.