News & Blog

It was a joy and delight to be the speaker for the February meeting of the San Francisco Peninsula Writers, a branch of the California Writers Club. I gave a presentation about Making Short Fiction Your Playground for Experimentation and Innovation. What a warm, welcoming, and lively group -- the energy in the room was magical! 

(SFPW members: you can click the "Read More" link below to access my presentation slides. I know it was a lot to write down!)

My novel "Before & After You & Me" has won Best Teen Contemporary in the 2024 Indie Book Awards!! I am so thrilled and honored by this news, and am eternally grateful to the team at Owl Hollow Press for bringing the best version of my book to life, and to everyone who has supported and spread the word about this story I poured my heart into for twelve years.

"A creatively told tale of emotional and personal growth."

My dad and I did a joint book event at my hometown bookstore Timbre Books in Ventura to celebrate my new novel Before & After You & Me and his new novel The Butterfly Tree. What a delightful surprise that local news anchor Tracy Lehr came out to cover the event! You can watch the news clip on the site by clicking the link below.

"Must read. With unique structure, vibrant prose, and minimal angst, Dallas Woodburn's Before & After You & Me is heart-felt with endearing characters."

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"Reading Before & After You & Me felt like reading a beautiful poem; Woodburn has a way of expressing color, emotions, and experiences on blank pages with only her words as her medium. The similes and symbolism throughout the novel mirror the brush strokes on Emma’s canvases, which made me appreciate the growth of each character, especially Emma, as she learns to embrace the changes in her life rather than villainize them. When I started reading Before & After You & Me, I had no idea of the depth and emotions and self-discovery I was about to explore, but, looking back, I wish I could read it for the first time again."

"If you want to get swept up in the novelty of first love and be struck by what comes after, grab a copy of this book and prepare to get completely lost in a compelling story of contrasts. A novel with enough heart to fill an entire bookshelf, Dallas Woodburn’s writing takes readers on a journey that is sometimes sweet, sometimes heartbreaking, but always engaging and impossible to set aside."

"In our newest addition to the show, Dallas Woodburn stops by the studio to talk about her YA novel Thanks, Carissa, For Ruining My Life, and her collection of short stories How to Make Paper When the World is Ending. We chat about inspiration, how short stories have helped shape her writing journey, and her experience with writing in different genres and formats."

I had so much fun chatting with the website Famous Writing Routines about my life as a writer! I am far from famous, but I hope my answers might be inspiring or useful for you to use as a springboard to think about YOUR writing life.

"If you’re a reader interested in a friends-to-lovers romance that is fast-paced and stuffed with action, this will be a perfect read for you."