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Phil Giunta was born in central New Jersey but grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His interest in technology earned him a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Saint Joseph's University. Since then, Phil has obtained both Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Cisco Certified Network Associate.
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Phil Giunta enjoys crafting powerful fiction that changes lives and inspires readers. His novels include the paranormal mysteries ''Testing the Prisoner'', ''By Your Side,'' and ''Like Mother, Like Daughters''.  
  
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Phil's first novel, 'Testing the Prisoner', debuted in March 2010 but his venture into writing truly began in the early 90s when he began writing fan fiction based on characters from such shows as Star Trek, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and more. Phil considers fan fiction to be a wonderful training ground for aspiring writers.
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His short stories appear in such anthologies as ''A Plague of Shadows'', ''Beach Nights'', ''Beach Pulp'', the ''ReDeus'' mythology series, and the ''Middle of Eternity'' speculative fiction series, which he created and edited for Firebringer Press. As a member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Phil also penned stories and essays for ''Write Here, Write Now'', ''The Write Connections'', and ''Rewriting the Past'', three of the group’s annual anthologies.  
  
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In 1995, Phil was a top contestant in a writing contest sponsored by Farpoint, a long running science fiction convention in Maryland. During the con, he met Steven H. Wilson. Wilson is the founder of Farpoint, and a writer, director, producer and actor. Steven's Prometheus Radio Theatre has won both the Mark Time and Parsec awards. He has written for DC Comics Star Trek and Warlord series and is the author of Taken Liberty, a tale from his award winning radio drama, The Arbiter Chronicles. Taken Liberty was published under Steven's imprint, Firebringer Press.
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Phil is currently working on the second draft of a science fiction novel while plotting his triumphant escape from the pressures of corporate America where he has been imprisoned for over twenty-five years.  
  
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Since 1995, Steven encouraged Phil to continue writing and now, fifteen years later, Phil published by Firebringer Press.
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Visit Phil’s website at: www.philgiunta.com. 
  
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Phil lives in Pennsylvania where is working on multiple writing projects including a second novel and two collections of short stories.
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Find him on Facebook: @writerphilgiunta and Twitter: @philgiunta71

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Phil Giunta enjoys crafting powerful fiction that changes lives and inspires readers. His novels include the paranormal mysteries Testing the Prisoner, By Your Side, and Like Mother, Like Daughters.

His short stories appear in such anthologies as A Plague of Shadows, Beach Nights, Beach Pulp, the ReDeus mythology series, and the Middle of Eternity speculative fiction series, which he created and edited for Firebringer Press. As a member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Phil also penned stories and essays for Write Here, Write Now, The Write Connections, and Rewriting the Past, three of the group’s annual anthologies.

Phil is currently working on the second draft of a science fiction novel while plotting his triumphant escape from the pressures of corporate America where he has been imprisoned for over twenty-five years.

Visit Phil’s website at: www.philgiunta.com.

Find him on Facebook: @writerphilgiunta and Twitter: @philgiunta71

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