Daniel Mueller

Daniel Mueller is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of New Mexico, affiliated with the Department of English Language and Literature. He holds teaching roles in UNM's Creative Writing program, the Low-Residency MFA Program at Queens University of Charlotte, and the Tinker Mountain Writers' Workshop. His work focuses on fiction, narrative craft, and psychological trauma in literature.

His publications include three short story collections: *How Animals Mate* (1999, Sewanee Fiction Prize), *Nights I Dreamed of Hubert Humphrey* (2013, Santa Fe Writers Project Book Award), and *Anything You Recognize* (2023). His short stories have appeared in journals like *Gargoyle*, *Alaska Quarterly Review*, and *Playboy*.

He has received prestigious fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and others. His research explores narrative techniques, imagery, and trauma representation in literary fiction.