Dawn Burns

Writer. Connector. Creative Community Builder.

Publications

Piece TitlePublication Year PublishedWork
A Green Glow on the Horizon: Tales from the National Association of Tourist Attraction SurvivorsCornerstone Pressforthcoming, March 2026Preorder link coming soon!
Smelt: Michigan City, Indiana, 1983On an Inland Sea: Writing the Great Lakes
Edited by Michael Welch
(Belt Press)		forthcoming March 10, 2026Preorder Here
Michael Martone, U.S. Highway 30, LaPorte County, IndianaLingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest
Edited by Andy Oler
(University of Illinois Press)		forthcoming December 23, 2025Preorder Here
Michael Martone, U.S. Highway 30, LaPorte County, IndianaThe New Territory: Literary Landscapes2025View Here
Evangelina EverydayCornerstone Press2022Purchase Here
Santa FeGemini Magazine – Honorable Mention2022View Here
Good News for Moms ClubInside Ivy Tech2021View Here
At Ivy Tech, Love is LoveInside Ivy Tech2020View Here
Listening for RenewalInside Ivy Tech2020View Here
Giving Cheerfully and Accepting GratefullyInside Ivy Tech2019View Here
Evangelina Contemplates ‘Prime Space’Women Under Scrutiny: An Anthology of Truths, Essays, Poems, Stories, and Art2019Purchase Here
Leaving FarmThe Offbeat2018View Here
Sometimes it is Enough to be SilentBoomers Today2011Not available online
AvocadoThe Pedestal Magazine (Issue 58)2011No longer available online
Special Offer to Polite Company Readers: Prayer Before Sex RetreatPolite Company Magazine2011No longer available online
Fella with an Umbrella: Finding Joy on the Autism SpectrumMidAmerica – Paul Somers Prize for Creative Prose, Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature2011Not available online
Restoration: A Major in Science and ArtDefiance College Magazine2010View Here
Watch Out: Digital Criminals Beware of DCDefiance College Magazine2010View Here
Raised in a Corn PalaceMidAmerica – Paul Somers Prize for Creative Prose, Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature2010View Here
Walking the LaneVellumRelic2009No longer available online
Slug SpankerThe Dream People2006No longer available online
Of Roaring and Wonder BreadThe Cafe Irreal2000View Here
I share the early pieces below in the spirit of “every writer has to start somewhere.”
Mashed Potatoes, No GravyParnassus (undergrad student literary journal, alumni submission)1997View Here
A Trashy RomanceParnassus (undergrad student literary journal) 1995View Here
His Mistress, the PoemParnassus (undergrad student literary journal)1995View Here
Sisterly Love Parnassus – First Place (undergrad student literary journal)1994View Here