About
Jarret Keene is an assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he teaches fiction writing, American literature, and the history of the graphic novel. He serves as the series editor for Las Vegas Writes, a project sponsored by Nevada Humanities and published by Huntington Press.
Keene is the author of the dystopian adventure novel Hammer of the Dogs (University of Nevada Press), as well as several middle-grade nonfiction books, including Decide and Survive: The Attack on Pearl Harbor, Decide and Survive: The Battle of Gettysburg, and Heroes of World War II: 25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom (Bushel & Peck Books).
In 2024, his Kid Crimson trilogy of Western novels was published by Wolfpack Publishing. His most recent work is the short story collection Gateways to Annihilation (Dark Wolf, 2025).
Keene’s work and insights have been featured in Writer’s Digest, Publishers Weekly, EcoTheo Review, LibraryThing, Black Fox Literary Magazine, and Coast to Coast AM.