Sean Patrick Hazlett

Sean Patrick Hazlett is an Army veteran, speculative fiction writer and editor, and finance executive in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds an AB in history and BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where he won the 2006 Policy Analysis Exercise Award for his work on policy solutions to Iran’s nuclear weapons program under the guidance of future secretary of defense Ashton B. Carter. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he graduated with Second Year Honors.

As a cavalry officer serving in the elite 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, he trained various Army and Marine Corps units for war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sean is a 2017 winner of the Writers of the Future Contest. Over forty of his short stories have appeared in publications such as The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, Terraform, Galaxy’s Edge, Writers of the Future, Grimdark Magazine, Vastarien, and Abyss & Apex, among others. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and Codex Writers’ Group.

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  • War with China / Red Heifer Prophecy

    Author Sean Patrick Hazlett discussed what a war with China might entail if they try to take over Taiwan. Followed by Byron Stinson on his efforts to fulfill the Red Heifer biblical prophecy.More »
  • Post-Armageddon Fiction / Open Lines

    Veteran and speculative fiction writer Sean Patrick Hazlett discussed what the world could look like after the next World War—and how the authors in his anthologies treat this scenario in different ways. Followed by Open Lines.More »
  • Book of Enoch / Alternate Reality Wars

    Dr. Michael Heiser, scholar in biblical studies and the ancient Near East, shared his insights on the Book of Enoch. Followed by Sean Patrick Hazlett, an Army veteran and writer, who devled into alternative visions of World War III.More »

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