Robert J. Stava

Robert Stava is an author, musician and 3D artist currently living in the Hudson River Valley in a 1904 Victorian with his wife, Tomiko, their large Alaskan Malamute and a cat. In addition to his horror and sci-fi horror novels, his stories have appeared in various horror anthologies and magazines over the last ten years. His first book, “Combat Recon”, a non-fiction account of his uncle’s combat photography in WWII, was published in hardcover by Schiffer Military in 2007. Stava is also member of the ITW. In addition to writing, Stava is a trustee on the Ossining Historical Society, is a singer/songwriter with alternative rock band, The Jag, and currently holds a 3rd degree black belt in Seido karate. He is currently at work his next novel, "The Third Veil', due out in 2026. 

His background includes a variety of professional careers. He previously worked as a graphic designer at Young & Rubicam and later J. Walter Thompson, then as an Art Director at Multimedia Solutions. For ten years he ran the 3D Media Group at British design firm Arup as Creative Director providing 3D visualizations and animations on major infrastructure projects in NYC and around the world including airports, bridges, rail, stadiums and urban masterplanning. While at Arup he also travelled internationally as a keynote speaker on 3D visualization. Since then he's worked for several Manhattan architect firms including Rafael Viñoly and Page Cowley. He also currently supports his writing and music habit working for Tiffany & Co. as part of their store design group as a 3D Artist.