is the author of Failing Paris (Toby Press), a finalist for the PEN West Fiction Award in 2000, and the memoir, Not By Accident: Reconstructing a Careless Life (Henry Holt& Co.), a BookSense 76 pick. Her most recent memoir, Faith in Carlos Gomez: A Memoir of Salsa, Sex and Salvation, is published by Henry Holt & Co. Her work is anthologized in a number of places, including the short story anthology, Women on the Edge: Writing from Los Angeles (Toby Press), which Dunn co-edited with writer Julianne Ortale.
Dunn's essays have appeared in numerous national publications including the Los Angeles Times, O (Oprah) Magazine, Ms., and Shape. In 2000 Dunn received the Maggie Award for Best Personal Essay in a Consumer Publication. A widely published journalist, Dunn's bylines are regularly featured in InStyle, Glamour, SELF, Men's Health and a variety of other consumer magazines. She has also written for the stage, as a co-creator of the show "American Ese." Dunn teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers Program and is a writer-in-residence at the New York State Summer Writers Institute.
Dunn lives in Southern California with her husband, musician/politico Jimmy Camp, Check out "... www.jimmycamp.com ..."
Damage Control: Women on the Therapists, Beauticians, and Trainers Who Navigate Their Bodies: Books: Emma Forrest"
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City: Another City: Writing from Los Angeles: Books: David
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Best Sex Writing 2004: The Best American Sex Writing 2004: Books: Daniel O'Connor
Oprah Magazine's Live Your Best Life Now: Live Your Best Life: A Treasury of Wisdom, Wit, Advice, Interviews, and Inspiration from O, The Oprah Magazine: Books: O the Oprah Magazine"
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We Live Our Yoga: Teachers and Practitioners on How Yoga
Enriches, Surprises, and Heals Us: Books: Valerie Jeremijenko"
[Links to Interviews & Articles]
- LAweekly.com: Saddling up in the big town by Samantha Dunn
- Interview on Bibliobuffet.com
- Interview on MoneyPants.com
- MoorishGirl: Samantha Dunn Recommends
- LITPARK:
8 authors discuss the business
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