Dharma Kelleher is an emerging author with a unique voice in LGBT literature.

Unsatisfied with the dearth of quality lesbian fiction, Dharma chose to step away from the usual subgenres of coming out stories, romances, erotica and lesbian murder mystery to write a more literary lesbian novel. As she explains, "Being a lesbian is about more than coming out, falling in love, having sex and finding dead bodies."

Her recently completed novel A Sense of Community (84,500 words) explores the serious issues of addiction and depression in the LGBT community without turning the story into an after-school special. Her characters are complex, flawed and far from stereotypes.

A Sense of Community tells the story of Kari Sullivan, a young lesbian struggling to maintain her fragile sobriety, remembering all too well that her last bender nearly cost her her life. When a landlord threatens to close down the local gay alano club, and one by one, the people she depends on for support abandon her, the danger of a deadly relapse looms ever closer.

In June 2008, Dharma was invited to be an advice columnist on the popular blog TheLesbianLifestyle.com. Previously, she has written several articles published in national and local publications on addiction, depression, LGBT issues and the dynamics of happiness. She has also given talks at a variety of venues on these same topics.

This writer is looking for an agent.

More information, including her published articles and her blog, can be found at www.dharmakelleher.com.

Her advice column can be found at http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/tlls-advice-panel/.

She can be reached by email at dharmashanti@gmail.com and by telephone at (602) 319-7468.

Advice columnist for the popular lesbian blog TheLesbianLifestyle.com

God's Laughter (Undoing the Damage)
Article published in Transgender Tapestry magazine, June 2008
The trauma of discrimination extends even after trans people begin their new lives.

I Believe in Willingness
Essay published on NPR's This I Believe website, April 2007
Using willingness rather than willpower as the key to a blissful life.

The Power of a Smile
Essay published in Arizona Good Life News, March 2007
Transform the drudgeries in life with a strategically placed grin.

Bachelor's degree:
University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication
Major: Journalism
Minor: Speech Communication

Three years experience in broadcasting
Two years public speaking experience

Additional skills include HTML web design, podcasting, research and writing press releases.