Aurora Bonner is a place-based writer of creative nonfiction and fiction. ​​Her essays are included in two anthologies: DINE, published by Hippocampus Magazine & Books and Rivers, Ridges, and Valleys: Essays on Rural Pennsylvania from Catamount Press. Her work has appeared in Hippocampus Magazine, Under the Gum Tree, HerStry, Impost: A Journal of Creative & Critical Work, and elsewhere. A writing professor, she leads workshops and retreats exploring the connections between writing, nature, and creativity. Aurora received her MFA in Creative Writing from Wilkes University.