Aurora Bonner is a place-based writer and teacher interested in attention, landscape, and the craft of writing lived experiences. Her work often explores how careful noticing—of place, memory, and the rhythms of daily life—shapes both creative practice and the stories we tell.

 

Her essays appear in journals such as Cleaver Magazine, HerStry, Impost, and Hippocampus Magazine, and in the anthologies Rivers, Ridges, and Valleys: Essays on Rural Pennsylvania, shortlisted for WCoNA Book of the Year, and DINE. She also reviews books for Colorado Review and Hippocampus Magazine.

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Aurora holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Wilkes University and teaches writing at McDaniel College. In addition to teaching, she works with writers through workshops, writing groups, and individual consultations focused on developing fiction, nonfiction and other creative projects.

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Through her Substack, Root Down to Write Up, she explores craft, embodiment, and the art of noticing while offering workshops, writing challenges, and opportunities for creative community.

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