Dare DeLano’s debut novel Abilene, a coming-of-age story set in a small town in Texas, was released November 2023 from Mint Hill Books. Her work has been short-listed as a finalist for the Faulkner-Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, and her children’s book Odus and the Long Way Home won the San Diego Book Award and a Gold Moonbeam Book Award. Dare holds an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and is represented by Jennifer Thompson of Nordlyset Literary Agency.
Dare Delano
July 25, 2025
by
Sophia Davies