Phil Brucato

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Phil Brucato is an author and game developer. He has worked on role-playing games such as Mage: The Ascension, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Vampire: The Dark Ages, and Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade for White Wolf, Inc., as well as Deliria: Faerie Tales for a New Millennium for Laughing Pan Productions. He also writes the "Chalice & Keyboard" column in the quarterly magazine newWitch, and has published short stories and essays with Weird Tales, DAW Books, HarperPrism Books, Disinformation Press, White Wolf, Inc., and other publishers. Phil's work has won awards from GAMA, the RPGA and various magazines and fan groups. His urban fantasy stories portray "ordinary people in an extraordinary world".

A former musician who loves all forms of music, Phil has written articles and interviews for a variety of publications and websites. In 1989, he was a founding member of Lonesome Crow[1], a heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Later, he went on to play bass in bands like Dark Cross, Aqua Blue and Widdershins throughout the 1990s. More recently, he's been active in local dance communities, especially contact improvisation and Five Rhythms groups around San Francisco, CA and Asheville, NC.

Noted for his motto "To write is to tell the Truth," Phil uses fantasy fiction to inspire his readers toward real-life achievements. Although he's often considered a neopagan author, his work displays an openness and respect for all forms of spirituality.