In the beginning...

Raised a true East Texan, 

Edward Hancock II is a 

graduate of Sabine High 

School and Kilgore College. 

While attending Kilgore, 

Hancock was Assistant 

Editor and Editor-in-Chief 

of the Ranger Yearbook, 

where he won more than 

20 awards from the Texas 

Intercollegiate Press 

Association. But his love for

 writing goes back much

further than that.

Born with Spina Bifida, Hancock was always a dreamer. These dreams became 

a reality at the age of 10 when he wrote what he considers to be his first real 

short story. By the age of 14, Hancock developed a deep love for writing 

poetry. By 19, he was a staff member of the Kilgore College Ranger Yearbook 

and Flare newspaper.

To date, Hancock’s writing resume consists of more than 15 short stories, 

over 100 poems and six novels and one YA story. He is a member of the 

Northeast Texas Writers Organization (NETWO) as well as the East Texas 

Christian Writers. He is also a speaker for hire, regularly speaking to children’s 

and disabled groups on such topics as “life with no excuses” and “never give 

up on a dream”. His hobbies include reading, traveling, genealogy research 

and movies. He currently lives in Gilmer, Texas with a house full of four-

legged children.