Derek Nikitas

Derek Nikitas (born December 13, 1974) is an American author known for his novels Pyres and The Long Division. His short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, The Ontario Review, Chelsea and New South. Nikitas is also a professor at the University of Rhode Island.

Early life and education Nikitas was born December 13, 1974, and was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire and Fairport, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the State University of New York College at Brockport in 1997, a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2000,

Career Nikitas taught at the State University of New York at Brockport and Delta College. Starting in 2008, he became an assistant professor at Eastern Kentucky University, and was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. His sophomore novel, The Long Division, was published by Minotaur Books in October 2009. His third novel, a science fiction novel for young Adults, Extra Life, was published by Polis Books in 2015.

Nikitas has cowritten two "BookShots" novellas with James Patterson, Diary of a Succubus (2017) and You've Been Warned—Again (2017). A third novella, The Murder of Stephen King, was canceled before release.

Nikitas' work has been translated into several languages including Japanese, Italian, French, and German. The German translation, Scheiterhaufen, was selected as 'Crime Novel of the Month' by Radio House Europe.

Personal life After receiving his MFA, Nikitas traveled abroad, spending time living in Costa Rice, England, and the Czech Republic, during which time he focused on writing.

Nikitas is married to Caroline Reed Nikitas.

Publications

Novels

Novellas

Short stories