Richard Satterlie is a specialist in invertebrate neurobiology, and Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He has also written five novels.
Phoenix (Novel: Historical, American West) Whiskey Creek Press, 2006. First place winner, Arizona Authors Association annual book awards in the published fiction category.
Something Bad (Novel: Horror) Medallion Press, 2007. Silver Medal winner, Independent Publishers IPPY book awards (2008).
Rollicking Anthropomorphisms and Other Observations on the Human Condition (Poetry Collection) Whiskey Creek Press, 2008. Finalist, 2009 EPPIE awards in poetry category (EPICon 2009 annual writing contest)