Dennis Maulsby lives in Ames, Iowa. His poems and short stories have appeared in The North American Review, Mainstreet Rag, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Briarcliff Review (Pushcart nomination), and on National Public Radio’s Themes & Variations. His traditionally published books include: Near Death/Near Life (poetry—MWSA gold medal winner), Free Fire Zone (short stories—MWSA Silver medal winner), Winterset (short stories—Eric Hoffer Award winner and Global Ebook gold medal winner), The Fantasy Works (collection), and House de Gracie (novel). Maulsby is an associate member of the SFWA and past president (2012 – 2014) of the Iowa Poetry Association.