Dennis Must is the author of four novels: MACLEISH SQ., Red Hen Press, Pasadena, CA (2022), BROTHER CARNIVAL, Red Hen Press (2018), THE WORLD'S SMALLEST BIBLE, Red Hen Press (2014), and HUSH NOW, DON'T EXPLAIN, Coffeetown Press, Seattle, WA (2014), plus three short story collections: GOING DARK, Coffeetown Press (August, 2016), OH, DON'T ASK WHY, Red Hen Press (2007), and BANJO GREASE, Creative Arts Book Company, Berkeley, CA (2000), BANJO GREASE (reissue), Red Hen Press, Pasadena, CA (2019). His plays have been performed Off Off Broadway and his fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary reviews. He resides with his wife in Salem, Massachusetts. HUSH NOW, DON'T EXPLAIN: 2014 Dactyl Foundation Literary Fiction Award. 2015 International Book Award Finalist in the "Fiction: Literary" Category. It was also shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Award. THE WORLD'S SMALLEST BIBLE: USA Best Book Awards Nominee for Literary Fiction 2014. 2015 International Book Award Finalist in the "Fiction: Literary" Category GOING DARK: International Book Awards Finalist BANJO GREASE: Nest Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist MacLeish Sq.: Hawthorne Prize Finalist, 2023; Interantional Book Awards Finalist, 2023; American Writing Awards Finalist, 2023.