Dawn Shamp

Dawn Shamp is the author of the historical novel, On Account of Conspicuous Women, published by St. Martin's Press in 2008. On Account of Conspicuous Women was cited by january magazine, the online literary publication, as one of the 25 best fiction books of 2008. The book also earned her the "Making Democracy Work" award from the League of Women Voters and nomination for the 2008 Sir Walter Raleigh Award in Fiction.

She received an MFA in writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, and completed her novel on a fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center. A North Carolina native, she grew up in Roxboro and now lives with her husband in Durham. She is currently on faculty at the Table Rock Writers Workshop. To learn more, visit tablerockwriters.com.