Annette Dashofy

Dashofy was born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, where she still lives with her husband.^[1]

After graduating from high school, Dashofy worked as an emergency medical technician for five years. She self-published her first novel, Circle of Influence, in 2014. At present, she serves at the vice president of Sisters in Crime's Pittsburgh Chapter, as well as a board member for Pennwriters.^{[citation needed]}

Annette is the current vice president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of Sisters in Crime and was their Saturday keynote speaker at the 2017 Pennwriters Conference.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Dashofy received Pennwriters' Meritorious Service Award and served as the organizations' keynote speaker for their 2017 Pennwriters Conference.^[2]

Lost Legacy was a USA Today bestselling novel.^[3] In March 2017, Dasofy's debut novel, Circle of Influence, was the fifth-best selling self-published novel.^[4]

In 2021, Dashofy was the keynote speaker at Festival of Books in the Alleghenies.^[2]