Prentiss Dees

Prentiss Dees serves as a 2024 Visiting Writer in the MFA Program at Reinhardt University's College of Humanities, Sciences, & Technology. A U.S. Navy veteran with global service experience—including survival of a Pacific typhoon and San Francisco earthquakes—he bridges military transition expertise with cloud computing innovation, having earned five patents in emerging technologies.

His creative scholarship centers on Veteran transition narratives, exemplified by his debut book Get Out and Thrive!, which leverages firsthand military-civilian transition insights. Drawing from Louisiana bayou upbringing and naval adventures, his work merges memoir with practical non-fiction to guide Veterans through societal reintegration.

Originally from Georgia, Dees now resides in the southern United States with his wife, daughter, and Shih Tzu 'Redford.' An avid hiker and lifelong reader since childhood library explorations, he actively contributes to Reinhardt's MFA community while continuing his writing practice in Georgia's natural landscapes.