Dona Masi is a writer and editor whose short fiction and articles are used in reading and writing assessments throughout the United States. She has written articles on the arts and the environment for Foster’s Daily Democrat, Seacoast Newspapers, and Portsmouth Press. Also a playwright, Masi has had two of her plays performed at the Provincetown Theater Company and on the radio show Bon Mot. In her fiction and drama, she loves bringing relatable characters to life and depicting them in all their heroic and flawed humanity.

Masi’s debut novel, The Taking, was inspired by her interest in UFO folklore and reports of alien encounters. With a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Vermont College, she earned her M.A. in Liberal Studies from the University of New Hampshire. She lives with her husband in New Hampshire.