About Chuck
Award-winning author of the Jake Pendleton series—The Savannah Project, The Toymaker, Breach of Power, and DISRUPTION, as well as his 2015 award-winning blockbuster, BLOWN, the first book in his Gregg Kaplan series. The Kaplan series continues with Last Chance (2018) and Devil in the Wind, which was released in May 2021.
Chuck Barrett also teaches continuing education courses, The Craft of Writing Bestselling Novels, Pump Up Your Novel, and Nuts & Bolts of Self-Publishing, at Colorado State University.
Barrett is a graduate of Auburn University and a retired air traffic controller. He also holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate, Flight Instructor Certificate, and a Dive Master rating. He and his wife, DJ Steele (also an author), currently reside in Colorado.
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Featured Awards
Finalist, 2019 International Book Awards – Thriller/Adventure (Last Chance)
2016 Writers Digest Self-Published Book Awards (Blown)
Winner, 2013 Indie Excellence Award, Political Thrillers (Breach of Power)
Finalist, 2013 International Book Awards, Thriller/Adventure (Breach of Power)
Finalist, 2013 International Book Awards, Thriller/Adventure & Mystery/Suspense (The Toymaker)
Finalist, 2011 International Book Awards, Thriller/Adventure (The Savannah Project)
Second Place, 2011 Reviewers Choice Awards, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror (The Savannah Project)
Honorable Mention, 2011 ForeWord Reviews Book-Of-The-Year Awards, Thriller/Suspense (The Savannah Project)