Dawn Marie Kresan

Dawn Marie Kresan is an author, editor, and graphic designer. Her books include the limited edition chapbook Framed (2009), the poetry collection Muse (Tightrope Books 2013), and nonfiction work Derelict (Bilbioasis, forthcoming 2018). She co-edited the anthologies Detours: An Anthology of Poets from Windsor & Essex County with Susan Holbrook (Palimpsest Press, 2013), and Canadian Ginger with Kim Clarke (Oolichan Press, 2017). Her poetry has appeared in a number of anthologies and literary journals, including Antigonish Review, Carousel, CV2, Dalhousie Review, Event, Lichen, Prairie Journal, Queen’s Quarterly, Vallum, and Windsor Review. 

She received her B.A. and M.A. in English Literature and cultural studies from the University of Windsor, received training in bookbinding from the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, learned letterpress from Hollander’s School of Book and Paper Arts, and has an advanced certificate in graphic design with a print concentration through Sessions College for Professional Design. She is proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.