DAWN IUS is a short-story author, novelist, screenwriter, professional editor, and communications specialist. She is the author of three contemporary young adult novels published by Simon Pulse (Simon & Schuster)—Anne & Henry, Overdrive, and the forthcoming Lizzie, April 2018, as well as 15 educational graphic novels for the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, and a TV script for the forthcoming animated Nickelodeon show, Rainbow Rangers. Her yet unpublished novel, Heartless, was optioned for development of a TV show by Verite Films.Dawn is the Deputy Editor of the e-magazine published by The International Thriller Writers organization, The Big Thrill, and a book coach and development editor with Author Accelerator.Dawn also writes young adult paranormal fiction under the last name DALTON. Her short story, THREAD OF THE PAST was included in the SPIRITED anthology (Leap Books, 2012), and her novel, KILLER’S INSTINCT (Leap Books, 2013), co-written with Judith Graves, was nominated for the Silver Falchion award. As well, her short story DRUNK was published in an Alice-in-Wonderland-inspired anthology, FALLING FOR ALICE, April 2015, by Vine Leaves Press.She is represented by Mandy Hubbard at Emerald City Literary Agency.

Vine Leaves Literary Journal comes from a rebellious place in our souls, a place that wants to thrash the hard rules of literature. It also comes from a place of frustration. As writers, we know all too well what it feels like to be rejected and misunderstood. We understand what it feels like to pigeon-hole our work for it to fit into today’s publishing environment, and we also know what it feels like to butcher our darlings until they are darlings no more.Yes, sometimes we do have to brand our writing, sometimes we do have to target our work to a particular audience. Sometimes we just have to follow the rules to get exposure. And as professional editors as well, we also know that there is a time and a place to do things by the book.At Vine Leaves is not one of them.Where can you submit a piece of prose that doesn’t have a clear-cut beginning, middle, and end? Something that manipulates words to create a work of art; that lacks structure, and is something between prose and poetry? Something that could be classed as a flavored breeze of written word? What do you call that? A short story? Flash fiction? Prose poem? … Word vomit???“No-one’s gunna publish that, love …”Yes, they are. We are. And it’s called a vignette.Send us all your word vomit. Because our carpet is huge and full of it … and somehow, it doesn’t stink. In fact, our carpet smells like a nice velvety merlot … www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com

Author of three elementary books - Fields of Home, Gotta Jet and It's a Blast! The Alberta Canola Producers Commission has graciously supported 10 books in the series.Maintains social media program for the main character, Chase Duffy, blogging at www.fieldsofhome.blogspot.com.