Shannon Bowring’s award-winning work has appeared in numerous journals and has been nominated for Pushcart and Best of the Net prizes. Her Dalton Novels trilogy, published by Europa Editions, has been recognized by Kirkus Reviews, Publisher’s Weekly, Indie Next, NPR, and Oprah’s Best list. The first book in the series, The Road to Dalton, received a Kirkus Starred Review and won the Maine Literary Book Award for Fiction.

Shannon was born and raised in Northern Maine and now resides in the mid-coast region of the state. She is an avid supporter of libraries and independent bookstores. When she isn’t writing, she can be found reading, rewatching her favorite shows, feeding the crows and squirrels who visit her backyard, and cuddling with her many-toed, three-toothed cat, Rosie.