Allen Stroud is a science fiction, fantasy and horror writer, best known for his work on the computer game *Elite: Dangerous*. He was a founding host of Lave Radio, an *Elite: Dangerous* fan podcast, and he runs the annual convention Lavecon. He was the 2017 and 2018 chair of Fantasycon, the annual convention of the British Fantasy Society, which hosts the British Fantasy Awards. In 2019 he became Chair of the British Science Fiction Association. Allen continues to write academic papers, reviews, articles and fiction in science fiction, fantasy and horror.