Dawn Schout’s debut poetry book, Wanderlust, was published in January 2015 by WordTech Editions. More than 80 of her poems have been published in national and international publications. She has won two poetry contests as well as the Academy of American Poets’ Free Verse Project and is a Best of the Net nominee. She lives in west Michigan with her husband and son and enjoys reading, traveling, photography, horseback riding, and running.