Dean Backus is the solo author or co-author of over eleven plays, one of which (Thus With A Kiss) was runner-up for Best Play at the 1993 Seattle New Playwright’s festival, and another of which won Best Play at the 1996 San Francisco Fringe Festival (Is This Seat Taken?). He appeared in Alyson’s 1998 anthology Wilma Loves Betty, and was featured in the book Gay Marriage Real Life (2006) by Michelle Bates Deakin. His novel Darts and Flowers was published in 2022 by Torchflame Books. He resides outside of Portland, Oregon with his partner, Jonathan.