Media Kit | Patrick O’Dell

Author Bio

Short Bio

Patrick O’Dell is a Baton Rouge–based author of urban and dark fantasy, and a graduate of the University of Nebraska Omaha’s MFA in Creative Writing program. His debut novel, Gods and Monsters, is the first book in The Godfire Saga, following supernatural fixer Elias Fetch as he navigates a modern world where magic, grief, and consequence collide. Patrick began writing at sixteen and now works as a grant writer for a nonprofit in Baton Rouge when he isn’t building the world of Elias Fetch.

Author Bio

Long Bio

Patrick O’Dell writes character-driven urban and dark fantasy rooted in transformation and consequence. He began writing at sixteen and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Biology before realizing that storytelling was what he wanted to spend his life doing. With the support of mentors, including Dr. Ernest Rufleth, Kevin Clouther, and Charlene Donaghy, he earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 2023.

His debut novel, Gods and Monsters, launches in February 2027 as the first installment of The Godfire Saga, an urban fantasy series following Elias Fetch, a supernatural fixer and reluctant detective, as he’s pulled into a spiral of grief, memory, and the true underbelly beneath the surface of Locust Grove, Georgia. Patrick’s work is irreverent and unafraid to sit with difficult themes, blending adventure and dark humor with genuine emotional stakes.

Patrick lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he works as a grant writer for a nonprofit organization. When he isn’t writing, he can usually be found reading, gaming, or spending time with his family.

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