Dennis Maulsby

Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president and military veteran living in Ames, Iowa. His poems and short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines and on National Public Radio. His book of war poetry, Near Death/Near Life, and a book of short stories, Free Fire Zone, both published by Prolific Press, won a Gold Medal Award and a Silver Medal respectively from the Military Writers Society of America. His short story book, Winterset, was released in 2019 by NeoLeaf Press and won a Global Ebook Gold Medal, and was a finalist in the American Fiction Awards and the Eric Hoffer Awards. His first novel, The House de Gracie, recipient of a Book Excellence Award and a Reader Views Silver Medal, was released by NeoLeaf Press in March of 2020. Maulsby is a past president (2012 – 2014) of the Iowa Poetry Association. See www.dennismaulsby.com for more information.