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Some riveting information about Dana:
Dana Mentink is a resident of California where the
weather is golden and the cheese is divine. After
many years teaching elementary school, she now
writes full length fiction for Harlequin and Barbour
Books.  Her shorter pieces have appeared in
publications such as Tri Valley Magazine, Great
Mystery and Suspense Magazine, the Contra
Costa Times and Shirley MacLaine's website. She
juggles her writing career along with a husband,
two children and a variety of pets including a dog
with social anxiety problems. (Don't even ask
about the hermit crabs.)

Recent Awards:
Pacific Northwest Writers Literary Contest, third
place, inspirational fiction, 2008

Women on Writing Flash Fiction contest,
Honorable Mention, 2007

Long and Short Reviews Best Romance of 2007
nomination

Get Your Stiletto in the Door Contest finalist,
2005
Where you can find Dana next:
-September 2008:
Participating in a panel at the
American Christian Fiction
Writers Conference in
Minneapolis

-ACFW booksigning with127
Christian novelists.
-Best Buy and Sears Rotundas
and connecting hallway, Mall
of America, Bloomington, MN
Saturday, September 20, 2008
1-3 p.m.
Need a
speaker? With a
lifetime of
public speaking
experience
behind her,
Dana is happy
to bring her 'you
can do it'
message to
groups  
everywhere.
Send requests
via the contact
page.