I'm Dani: a writer, editor, and educator with an MFA. Make yourself at home here.
Originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas, Dani has an MFA in Creative Writing-Poetry from UNR Lake Tahoe (formerly Sierra Nevada College) and is a graduate of Hendrix College, where she studied English-CW.
Currently, Dani is Senior Poetry Editor at Sierra Nevada Review and manages social media for Okay Donkey and Lit Match Collective. She teaches college comp and conducts ABA therapy in Norfolk, Virginia.
Her work has appeared in Sierra Nevada Review, Sangam, The Talon Review, ONLY POEMS, A Thin Slice of Anxiety, and elsewhere. Through her writing, Dani aims to foster a sense of unity with her readers.
Bio
Sierra Nevada Review / 2025
Sangam / 2025
The Talon Review / 2024
ONLY POEMS / 2024
A Thin Slice of Anxiety / 2024
The AuVert Magazine / 2023
Selected Publications
Services
Writing Coach
1. Click the button below to book an appointment.
2. Email me with your name, writing goals, and your writing sample (5 pages).
3. Attend a free, 45-minute 1-on-1 video call to meet with me and discuss goals & the program details.
Editing & Manuscript Consultations
Email me using the button below, and attach any writing you’d like me to edit, including an article, essay, story, selection of poems, or manuscript. I provide grammar & spelling edits, structural feedback, fact checking, and one revision in the event you are unhappy with the initial edits.
$0.01 per word for prose ~ $5 per poem
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Contact me with questions about my services, publications, and experience. Or you can send some compliments my way. It's hard out here, ya know?
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