Kevin Dean is a writer currently based in Seattle, Washington. Previously, he lived in Cairo, Egypt, where he worked as an editor and studied Arabic.
His writing has been published in The Common and The Rumpus. He co-authored a theatrical adaptation of the novel Taxi, by Khaled Al-Khamissi, which was performed live in Cairo in 2013 and published in Tahrir Tales: Plays from the Egyptian Revolution. He is at work on a novel and a collection of poems.
He likes stories with a strong sense of place and characters who help him better understand life. For more info on writing process and literary locations, check out a podcast chat he had with Emily Everett, managing editor of The Common.
When not writing or reading, he enjoys taking walks with his wife, Randa, and swimming in both open water and local pools.
