Author Dawn Beaumont-Lane divides her year between Northern Ontario and Florida. Her first book, Fairy Glade and other Enchanting Tales, was widely received in North America, UK and Europe. She is currently working on an adult fiction.
The Leap of WNY, and the Powerful Literacy Center at Sheridan Parkside, Buffalo, NY, invited this author to their Grand Opening In January 2010. She asked to speak  about how she overcame the challenges of dyslexia, to become an author.