Shelly Lowenkopf

Shelly Lowenkopf (born September 6, 1931, Santa Monica, California) is an American writer and editor. He was an instructor in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California from 1974 until 2008. In 2012, he was appointed visiting professor at the College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara. Other of his writings have appeared in such diverse venues as The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, Amazing Stories magazine, The Eureka Literary Magazine, The Portable Writers’ Conference, and Snoopy on Writing. He is the former regional president of the Mystery Writers of America and has edited a number of bestselling mystery authors.

The Fiction Writer's Handbook (2004)

Love Will Make You Drink and Gamble, Stay Out Late at Night (2014)

The Reluctant Lawman (2022) (under Craig Barstow pseudonym)

The Robber Barons (2022) (under Craig Barstow pseudonym)

Struts and Frets: Matt Bender Stories (2024)