Dana Sukontarak is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com.

She loves haiku poetry, short sci-fi stories and word games.

She’s a journalism graduate of University of Maryland with previous internship experience at The Prince George’s Sentinel, The Washington Post Express and Washington City Paper.

She is a childhood spelling bee champ and short story contest winner. In her adult years, she’s an accomplished freelance writer and self-published author.

She grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and currently lives in Silver Spring.