Born in Vancouver, B.C. Canada, Dawne, armed with a B.A., in Creative Writing, worked in the broadcast industry first as a copywriter, then as a Creative director. She received a Masters in Professional Writing and moved on to print advertising and freelance journalism. Her work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and Newsletters.

She is on the Board for (SCBWI) the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators in Los Angeles where she co-coordinates fun events like the Down the Rabbit Hole annual Field trip and Critiquenic. She is also a founding member of the Sandscribes children’s Writers group in Orange county. She is a board member of (FOTCL) the Friends of the Children’s Library Society at the Huntington Beach Central Park Library too. Dawne has coordinated many events for published and aspiring children’s authors including the Annual Critiquemania, and Sense and Sensibility Writers retreats in conjunction with Writersinkville.com.

When she is not working on her own writing or writer events she can be found hanging out at Home in Huntington Beach with her husband John, their two kids, two dogs, three birds, and who or whatever else the two “wild cats” drag in!

I was born in Melbourne, Australia, and was a child right up to the age I became an adult. I completed a BA degree at Swinburne University. Never wanting to let go of my inner child, I was naturally drawn to writing and illustrating for children and completed certificates in Creative Writing and Writing for Children through UCLA's writing extension program. In between I have been designing brochures and logos for various companies and continue to build my folio of both illustrative and fine art. My diversity has seen me involved in many different projects, including book layout and design, photoshop and web design.

I lived in Singapore for two years before I landed on the sunny shores of California where I helped create the Orange County writers group, the infamous Sand Scribes. I am also a Board member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in Los Angeles and coordinate the annual SCBWI Los Angeles writer/illustrator event Down the Rabbit Hole as well as many other events for children’s authors and illustrators together with Writersinkville.com.

My illustrations have appeared in magazines, and on book bags and t-shirts. When I’m not running off with my inner child and creating children’s stories and illustrations I can be found sitting on a beach with my dog Reggie flying a kite and eating an ice-cream...there are just not enough hours in my day.

A transplant from Knoxville, Tennessee a few years ago, Molly fell in love with California and especially the Pacific Ocean. “I “dove” right in and volunteered to be a tide pool docent for the Laguna Ocean Foundation. Being a certified teacher, I saw a need for fun literature for children to learn about the tide pool animals. After two years of research the coloring book evolved. Thanks to the support of the Marine Protection Officer of Laguna Beach and the Laguna Ocean Foundation the book is used to support education and protection of the tide pools.”

Molly is currently writing lesson plans for the Laguna Ocean Foundation. The plans address the required standards for California elementary education. These “hands on” lessons will be taught at the tide pools. The purpose is to instruct and support other educational programs in the Laguna Beach vicinity.

Presently, she is the Reading Supervisor at Chapman University and an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She is also a volunteer for Hospice making flower arrangements for the ill. Her various projects are enthusiastically supported and encouraged by her husband, son and daughter.