Steven Allen is a Canadian born writer whose fiction explores grief, resilience, and the search for belonging. His debut novel, The Shape of a Broken Boy, reflects his belief that stories can hold both the weight of trauma and the light of healing.Away from the page, Allen has built a career in security management, a profession rooted in vigilance and care. That same attentiveness has shaped his writing, where he balanced the darkness of lived struggle with the possibility of hope.In his daily life, Allen draws inspiration from everyday rituals-coffee in the morning, long motorcycle rides, evenings spent cooking simple meals-that ground him in the small acts of resilience at the heart of his work.The Shape of a Broken Boy is a debut novel, and with it, Allen hopes to remind readers that even in brokenness, there is strength, and even in silence, hope endures.