AUTHOR BIO
Erin Hemenway is a Pacific Northwest author, multimedia artist, and recipient of a Spokane Arts Grant for her project “Literature Beyond Paper”.
She had a wild childhood where she sewed sequined garments for show girls at the MGM Grand in Reno, delivered mail for the Historic Pony Express re-ride in California, and filmed a racing documentary in Mexico. She settled in the Pacific Northwest where she began making independent films and raising two kids. After battling—and beating—breast cancer, Erin transitioned into a full-time writer to keep her sanity. She has written three books and is currently working on a new series about witches, sisters, and the power of finding your own magic.
Erin Hemenway writes darkly humorous & heartfelt tales of adventure and magic.












Biography
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Lions, and tigers, and… elephants?
Erin Hemenway was raised backstage at the MGM Grand showcase, Hello Hollywood, Hello. She was sewing sequins onto, ahem… costumes, by age four. She lived a wild and varied childhood which included riding for the Historic Pony Express and touring Oklahoma! with her high school in Europe.
She lived a wild and varied childhood which included riding for the Historic Pony Express and touring Oklahoma! with her high school in Europe.She settled down in the Pacific Northwest where she began making racing documentaries and independent adventure films. With two kids and a breast cancer diagnosis, Erin transitioned into a full-time writer to keep her sanity during chemotherapy. She has written three books and is currently navigating the Wild West of publishing her work. She lives in the Inland Empire with her family and their flat-coated retriever named Ellie. Erin Hemenway writes swashbuckling and heartfelt tales of adventure and love.
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