Deeann Callis Graham started writing in elementary school. When she wrote an award-winning Halloween essay in the fifth grade, she realized her love of writing and the positive effect it could have on readers. After a disappointing creative writing class in college, Deeann set aside her pen to dedicate more time and energy into running a business, having a family, and building a home. She rediscovered the healing power of writing when she had her second bout of alopecia areata. With the complete loss of her hair, her identity also slowly disappeared. Writing enabled Deeann to reclaim who she was, with our without hair, and allowed her to reach out to others with similar stories to create Head-On, Stories of Alopecia.

Deeann calls Skagit Valley home and lives with her husband, two children, and Noodle the Poodle.