Award-winning journalist Dawn McMullan [http://dawnmcmullan.com/about/] has beenfreelancing since 1994, after the lifelong dream of a backpacking trip throughEurope lured her away from daily newspapers. These days, she balances familylife with her love of words, her need to pay the bills and her passion forAfrica. Dawn has written for D Magazine, KERA, Dallas Morning News, DallasChild, Texas Monthly, Southern Living and the Dallas-based nonprofit EmpowerAfrican Children [http://www.empowerafricanchildren.org/]. She lives in EastDallas with her husband and two sons.