Doug Dandridge

Doug Dandridge is an American writer of historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction that hails from Venice, Florida. Born in September 1957 Dandridge was born to a mother with French Canadian ancestry and a Native Florida man. Venice at the time was a great place to live in, as it was a retirement community fronted with thousands of acres of wild lands and miles of sandy beaches. He would spend most of his free time going on excursions to the beach or camping with his family along the Myaka River. Doug’s parents brought him up in a strange combination of strict discipline and ultimate luxury. He was raised in a religious setting attending the Epiphany Catholic School, before proceeding to Venice High school from where he graduated in 1975. Growing up, he was exposed to much of the workings of the construction industry as he worked alongside his father. Good Counsel Camp in Inverness was a frequent destination for the family, as they spent many summers there camping beside the rivers and lakes of Central Florida, and practicing archery, riflery, archery, and canoe trips. Given that they were a well off family, they would also holiday on Long Island in New York, and sometimes go as far as Canada or the East Coast of the United States.