Shannon Bowring’s debut novel, THE ROAD TO DALTON, will be published by Europa Editions on June 6, 2023. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, including Best Small Fictions, and has been nominated for a Pushcart and a Best of the Net. She holds a BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Maine and an MFA from USM Stonecoast, where she served as Editor-in-Chief for the Stonecoast Review. Shannon is a Contributing Editor for Aspiring Author, a site offering business advice to writers in all stages of their careers. She is represented by Sobel Weber Associates, Inc. Shannon grew up in Northern Maine, surrounded by pine trees and potato fields. Born with two congenital heart defects, she underwent multiple operations before she was six years old. From an early age, reading and writing offered an escape from her own reality and allowed her to imagine a much greater world.