Promoted to Associate Professor of English
Thrilled to share that the President of Lincoln University of Missouri notified me this morning of my promotion to Associate Professor...


Shelter Me, A Novel by Daren Dean (Forthcoming October 2025)
Here's a preview of the new cover for my latest novel Shelter Me due out later this year from the University of West Alabama (Livingston...


Lovesick, A Prose Chapbook by Daren Dean | Lousiana Literature Press | Forthcoming May 2025
[Cover image from Louisiana Literature Press) I am thrilled to announce that my prose chapbook, "Lovesick," has been selected for...


The New Salvation and Other Stories (Forthcoming January 2025) New Blurbs
Daren Dean’ The New Salvation and Other Stories  has more bangers in it than an AR clip. Dean’s tightly spun tales are a kaleidoscope’s...


AWP Bound
Great news! I've been invited to read at an offsite reading at AWP with Tailwind Press/Cowboy Jamboree Press Writers, February 8th from...


New Short Story Acceptance
Pleased to share that my short story SHRIKES is forthcoming in Revolution John in February 2024. Trivia: Shrikes are rare among songbirds...


Reading "Serendipity" With Poet Aliki Barnstone
Reading I did with the talented and wonderful poet Aliki Barnstone at Serendipity Salon and Gallery by Elizabeth Jordheim on January 18,...


The New Salvation And Other Stories Forthcoming from Cowboy Jamboree Press in 2025!
--THE NEW SALVATION, I'm thrilled to share the news that Cowboy Jamboree Press has accepted my short story collection, "The New Salvation...
Shelter Me to be published by the University of West Alabama!
-SHELTER ME, my latest novel, has been accepted for publication by the University of West Alabama's Livingston Press. The novel's story...


Independent Fiction Alliance
Breaking news! ROADS, is listed by the Independent Fiction Alliance as one of the Top 25 Indie books published in 2023!