Works by
Dawn Paul
(Writer)

• Still River (2006) -- Nominated 2006 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction
  The Still River rises, creating a reservoir that embraces and silences the human histories lived on its banks. A troubled boy drowns, a family is displaced, and a grieving young woman becomes obsessed with studying its waters.
  
  Blending the acute languages of science and emotion, Still River balances water and loss, snow and grief, ice and desire - uncanny comparisons that startle and illuminate.
  
  The river rises, and the lives it touches are transformed. It teaches and warns-

You will always be holding and letting go.
Pay attention.
Be reckless and careful.

• Life Histories (In Progress)
  Short stories

See also:

• Steady As She Goes: Women’s Stories of the Sea (2003), Barbara Sjoholm, ed.
  Veteran seafarers and anyone who has dreamed of running away to sea in her very own boat or simply savored the smell of the salty air on the water’s edge will be inspired by this well-crafted and varied collection. Steady as She Goes is both a testament to women’s enduring relationship with the sea and a gripping and illuminating read. Whether commercial fishing in Alaska’s unforgiving waters, racing tall ships off the coast of Australia, kayaking in the enchanting Sea of Cortez, or learning the antiquated mechanics of a New York City fireboat, these women work and play at sea, spinning harrowing adventure yarns and relaying quiet moments of revelation surrounded by the vastness of the ocean. With both original and reprinted material from such noted writers as Linda Greenlaw, Jill Fredston, Tania Aebi, Bernadette Bernon (former editor of Cruising World ), devorah major (San Francisco’s poet laureate), Andromeda Romano-Lax, and Deborah Scaling Kiley, among others, this is the first anthology dedicated to contemporary women's adventures at sea. This unique and long-overdue collection shatters—once and for all—the myth that the sea is solely the domain of men.

• Going Alone: Women's Adventures in the Wild (2004), Susan Fox, ed.
  While many dream of solo adventure, these talented and adventurous women show how it's done. Whether hiking in Nepal, caving, sailing through choppy ocean waters, or discovering Alaska on foot, the women in these essays eloquently convey not only the thrills of the solo adventure, but also examine the complicated motivations and fears that can accompany such journeys. With its thoughtful exploration of numerous themes-trust and intuition, danger and invincibility, challenges and rewards-and its celebration of adventure, Going Alone explores the many ways that women find fulfillment, and is sure to provide ample inspiration for those contemplating their own forays into the wild.

• In the Eye (Future release)
  An anthology to benefit the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast.