Roland Allnach is a multi-award winning author of the strange and surreal. After working more than 35 years in health care, including three decades of midnight shifts, he has seen life from a different angle. He has worked to develop his writing career, drawing creatively from life experience, literary classics, history and mythology.

His publishing arc began with short stories, one of which was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and his stories have appeared in numerous publications with several editorial awards. From there he branched into book publishing and has since followed with a string of titles (Remnant, Oddities & Entities, Prism, Oddities & Entitites 2: Vessels, The Digital Now, The Writer's Primer, Angela's Arm, and the forthcoming Advent Blue). Although his stories often bridge several genres, his writing dwells most often on the strange and surreal, with strong characterization and cathartic elements, utilizing aspects of science fiction, the supernatural, paranormal, and psychological/Gothic horror. His books have received unanimous critical praise and have been honored with more than a dozen national book awards.

He has also served as an active member of his local literary community on Long Island, New York. During his tenure as president of Long Island Authors Group he doubled membership to one hundred authors, implemented the group's unique Traveling Bookstore and later transformed this to a permanent bookstore in conjunction with Islip Arts Council. He also made the grouop's authors a regular presence at many local town fairs, made appearances at the Brooklyn Book Festival, and represented the group before the New York Library Trustees Association. Roland has also appeared on national and local television, terrestrial and internet radio, and has conducted presentations on writing and publishing at local libraries and art venues.

After a break from publishing during and after the COVID pandemic, he has now returned to his pursuits. When not immersed in his imagination, he can be found at his website, rolandallnach.com, along with a wealth of information about his stories and experiences as an author. He is also a scale model hobbyist, and his creations can be found on his Youtube channel, Practical Plastic.

Creative pursuits aside, his joy in life is the time he spends with his family.