Dawn LeFevre

Dawn LeFevre began her writing journey as a heavy metal album reviewer and music journalist. After graduating from Cook College of Rutgers University with a B.S. in Animal Science, she spent the next thirteen years training and racing Thoroughbred horses. During that time, she met and eventually married Mark, her guitar instructor. Dawn’s first novel, BACKSTRETCH GIRLS, won Best Horse Racing Fiction book at the 2021 Equus Film & Arts Festival. Her second novel, RACETRACK ROGUES, was a finalist for the 2021 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award. Dawn's work has been published in PastTheWire, Equus, Weird NJ, the Pacific Coast Journal and The Press of Atlantic City. Still a huge heavy metal fan, Dawn lives in South Jersey with her husband Mark, her Australian Shepherd Domino and their 2 cats, Wonder and Silver Sable. You can catch her latest news and read her Tales From the Wine Trails blog on her website.