Dawn Corrigan was born in New York City and grew up in South Jersey. She studied writing at Sarah Lawrence College, the University of Florida, and the University of Utah. Her debut novel, Mitigating Circumstances, an environmental mystery about wetlands preservation, was published in 2014. Her poetry and prose have appeared in many journals and anthologies, and her masthead credits include Western Humanities Review, Girls with Insurance, and Otis Nebula, where she currently serves as assistant editor. She works for the Pensacola Housing Department and lives in Myrtle Grove FL.