Patrick Dearen
| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Midland, Texas |
| Introduction | I'm the author of 22 books, including 12 novels and 10 nonfiction works. In 2015, I was blessed to receive both the Peacemaker Award and Spur Award for my novel "The Big Drift." I make my home in West Texas, the setting for most of my works. |
| Interests | My favorite "escapes" are backpacking and playing ragtime piano. |
| Favorite movies | "Treasure of the Sierra Madre," "Mackenna's Gold," and "Emerald Forest." |
| Favorite music | K-LOVE Radio. |
| Favorite books | My favorite novels are "Tarzan of the Apes" and "The War Chief" by Edgar Rice Burroughs; "Kazan, the Wolf Dog," by James Oliver Curwood," and "The Moon that Vanished," by Leigh Brackett. |