Dawn Cordray has written sixteen novels and multiple short stories, one volume of poems, and a screenplay. Cordray has won three literary awards.

As of 2018 her work has been downloaded more than 2.5 million times by fans all over the world.

She is a professor of creative writing and popular culture at Heritage University. Her courses are available online.

She is married to Marc Cordray (a.k.a. The Rock n’ Roll God) who teaches rock/blues/jazz music appreciation online at Heritage University.