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John DeDakis

Journalist and novelist John DeDakis is a former Senior Copy Editor on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." DeDakis (pronounced deh-DAY-kiss) is the author of six mystery-suspense-thriller novels featuring journalist Lark Chadwick. His fourth novel, Bullet in the Chamber, is the winner of Reviewers Choice, Foreword INDIES, and Feathered Quill book awards in 2017. In his fifth novel, Fake, Lark battles "fake news" in the #MeToo era where facts are suspect and reporters are targets. In 2020, "Fake" received Honorable Mention for the Reviewers Choice Award and was a Finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award. His most recent novel, "Enemies Domestic," is a political thriller set at a time when abortion is a crime and a dictator becomes president. He is currently at work on a memoir. DeDakis is a writing coach, manuscript editor, and writing workshop leader. During his award-winning 45-year career in journalism (25 years at CNN), DeDakis has been a White House Correspondent and interviewed such luminaries as Alfred Hitchcock, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. DeDakis lives in Baltimore, has taught journalism at the University of Maryland-College Park, and regularly teaches novel writing at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland and at the Loft literary center in Minneapolis. He is also the host of the live-stream video podcast One-to-One with John DeDakis on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Website: www.johndedakis.com