Dana Schwartz is an accomplished American author and journalist, born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. She pursued her higher education at Brown University, where she studied biology and public policy before discovering her true passion for writing. While in college, she created the viral parody twitter account @GuyInYourMFA, which gained significant popularity.
Schwartz has contributed to various prestigious publications as a writer and journalist, including Mental Floss, The Observer, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, and NewYorker.com. Her writing portfolio spans a wide range of genres, from cultural commentary to young adult and literary fiction. She is the host and creator of the hit history podcast Noble Blood, which further showcases her storytelling abilities and historical curiosity.
As an author, Schwartz has made a name for herself with a number of notable works. These include The White Man's Guide to White Male Writers of the Western Canon, a humorous take on the literary world, and Choose Your Own Disaster, a memoir that invites readers to engage with her personal journey. In the realm of young adult fiction, she debuted with And We're Off, which was highly praised as one of the best young adult books of 2017 by Seventeen Magazine. Her gothic romance novel, Anatomy: A Love Story, tells the tale of a female aspiring surgeon who collaborates with a resurrection man for bodies to study. Additionally, Schwartz has written for Marvel and currently resides in Los Angeles.