Bio:

Nathan Dean Talamantez is a Fiction Novelist and Nonfiction Essayist. His writings are eclectic and philosophical—often coupling cultural and spiritual themes. Before Texas was colonized, Dean’s roots were in San Antonio—or Adkins, to be exact. He moved to San Marcos to attend college at Texas State University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Anthropology. While there, his best times were spent eating Torchy’s Tacos, working at the university radio station: KTSW, tubing the San Marcos River, and performing Southern Punk Rock with his band, Rio Specter, at the many bars dotting Austin’s famous 6th Street. After seven years serving in the Air Force, Dean is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Writing at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. His debut novel, Sacred Fool, was released in January of 2021.