Dana Black is the award-winning author of whimsical romantic comedies and other flights of fancy. She is a lifelong word-nerd, lover of all things sparkly, and a recent transplant to the desert, where she lives with her husband, but sadly no cats. When she’s not weaving new stories together, knocking on the backs of wardrobes, or contemplating moving to England to audition for the Great British Baking Show, she works as the operations manager for a software ventures firm. She believes the solution for most any little problem is to add glitter, drink coffee, or go to Disneyland. (Sometimes all three at once!)
Her newest whimsical romantic comedy short story, Dresses, Hearts, and Other Stolen Things, can be found in The Second Chance Romance Club: An Anthology of Love Stories published by The Writer’s Sanctuary’s Red Herrings Society.
Industry Recognition and Publishing Credits:
- ANTHOLOGY AUTHOR | 2025 The Second Chance Romance Club: An Anthology of Love Stories
- ANTHOLOGY AUTHOR | 2024 All The Promises We Cannot Keep: An RHS Anthology
- ANTHOLOGY AUTHOR | 2023 Meet Me at Midnight: An RHS Anthology
- WINNER | 2019 OCW Cascade Awards: Unpublished Middle Grade Book (Compass of Time)
- 2nd PLACE | 2017 Storymakers Conference First Chapter Contest: Middle Grade Novel (Compass of Time)
- FINALIST | 2016 OCW Cascade Awards: Published Flash Fiction or Short Story (The Larchmont Garden Club)
- FLASH FICTION | 2016 Havok Magazine (Common)
- FINALIST | 2015 OCW Cascade Awards: Unpublished Speculative Fiction Book (The Heir of Draven)