Sara Dahmen

Sara Dahmen is a metalsmith of both vintage and modern kitchenware in tin, copper and iron. Her debut novel, Doctor Kinney’s Housekeeper, won the Laramie Award Grand Prize for Western Historical Fiction, and inspired House Copper & Housekeeper Crockery – American-made cookware created with pure and/or organic materials. She has published over 100 articles as a contributing editor for Veil Magazine, and has spoken at TEDx Rapid City, at the Historical Writers of America inaugural conference in Williamsburg VA, and has co-chaired the Port Washington Literary Festival since its inception. Prior to her writing gigs, Sara was a print, radio and TV producer in Milwaukee and has operated an event planning company since 2006.