Dagny McKinley

Dagny McKinley has an MFA from Naropa University and a BA from the University of Western Ontario. She has lived in Steamboat Springs for twelve years, where her writings and research have focused on local histories as well as fiction set in nature. The inspiration for this book began when McKinley saw an image of Portia Mansfield and Charlotte Perry dancing. The women appeared to be filled with such joy she felt pulled to find out more about them. Four years and hundreds of pages of research...See more

Dagny McKinley has an MFA from Naropa University and a BA from the University of Western Ontario. She has lived in Steamboat Springs for twelve years, where her writings and research have focused on local histories as well as fiction set in nature. The inspiration for this book began when McKinley saw an image of Portia Mansfield and Charlotte Perry dancing. The women appeared to be filled with such joy she felt pulled to find out more about them. Four years and hundreds of pages of research later, this book was written. See less