Joshua Dyer
Author

Enriching life one story at a time.

If my writing aims to accomplish anything, it's to enhance the way in which we see and feel the world, the universe around us. I believe in creating quality stories and cultivating quality relationships with readers and business partners alike. 

Joshua Dyer writes speculative fiction, westerns, and horror in both novel form and short stories. With these tales, he strives to push boundaries and create dangerous works that challenge our perceptions and notions. His stories have earned national and international recognition in competitions, and have appeared in anthologies and journals.

As J. E. Dyer, he writes historical fiction, romance, and literary fiction works. With these stories, he looks to plumb the deepest reaches of the human spirit and remind his readers of what it means to truly live. His novels have won national awards and made the short list for Chanticleer's Van Goethe Award for best historical fiction novel. 

ABOUT JOSHUA (J. E.) DYER
Joshua Dyer was born and raised in Lost Creek, West Virginia. He attended West Virginia University, earning a B.F.A. in 1999 with an emphasis in world percussion. Dyer went on to earn a second B.S.  degree in Recording Industries from Middle Tennessee State University in 2002. After a five-year stint in the music business in Nashville, Tennessee, he returned to his native home of West Virginia. Here, he has re-invented himself as an author and novelist.
Today, Dyer serves as a professional linguist where he's been for the last sixteen years. His constant interaction with and study of various languages and cultures suffuses into the characters and worlds he creates.

When he's not reading or writing, Dyer enjoys playing board games with his wife and kids, yelling at his favorite sports teams (WVU and the Steelers), cooking, and sketching.

Books

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The Triton Agenda: A science fiction thriller novella

The sun. Once the giver of light and life. Now, controlled by the Superiors and their Dyson sphere world of Euphoria. Humanity’s social dregs and violent undesireables remain relegated to their dying world, while their new masters live a harmonious existence in their engineered paradise. Euphoria’s attenuation fields control the light, dictating...

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No Companion but the Stars: A novella

From the sands of the southern reaches of the Septentrion Empire comes the Nomad.

Land of the Five Suns. An oasis of towns in a barren and unforgiving wasteland held under the thumb of the autocratic Rav Teneshag and his royal guard. The Teneshag searches high and low for a fabled ancient weapon of power that would guarantee his dominion over...

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The Prometheus Collector

No one wants to be fooled, but that’s what Frankenstein did to you all. Victor’s words were the mere ravings of a coward and madman. The truth is a fickle mistress.

I was the one that raided the graveyards and robbed the dead of their terrestrial remains. It was I who pursued your creation across continents when you hadn’t the spine to see to it...

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Latest Updates

February 21, 2026

My cyberpunk gothic short story "The Valence Heist" was published in Inkd Publishing's Rebels anthology. You can get your copy here.

February 21, 2026

My story "Unbroken" made this year's Cupid Prize anthology presented by Micromance Magazine. You can get your copy here.

February 2, 2026

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a secret literary society (à la Dead Poets)? Now is your chance!

Head over to The Lantern Letters to etch your...

October 25, 2025

I present this not as a boast, but as proof you can achieve whatever you put your mind to. The only thing stopping you is you.

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