D. M. Cross

D. M. Cross was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Washington, DC. She started writing at age 10 when her mother gave her a diary so she could write about her adventures during the family’s summer vacations. In high school, she wrote skits performed in class and short stories based on popular television shows that she shared with "like-minded" classmates.

After receiving her BS in Theater from Northwestern University, she returned to DC and completed a one-woman play about the world's first self-made millionairess, Madam C. J. Walker. She performed Madam at the National Theater's Helen Hayes Gallery becoming the first performer of the Monday Night at the National series to have a Standing Room Only audience. Another one-woman play, Black Roses, about 3 important African American women, was produced by Young Audiences of Washington, DC.

Currently, D. M. is working on several projects including the screenplay version of A Long Way From Home; a play about pilot Bessie Colman, The Jump; and a non-fiction, Ebony Images: The African American Film Experience in Film, which combines her love of film and history.

Other stories by D. M. include The Curist, which received Honorable Mention in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, 3rd Quarter 2024 and the Baltimore Science Fiction Society Amatuer Writing Contest; and Dance With Me which appears in the Creatures, Crimes and Creativity Anthology 2024 and Kinsman Quarterly Iridescence Anthology.

D. M., her husband of 30+ years and their daughter live in Maryland. She gives a hearty shout out to The Husband for sticking with her that long.

Books By D. M. Cross

Recent Appearances/Events

Date Venue Address
Date: September 13, 2024
12:00pm -
Venue: Creatures, Crimes and Creativity (C3) Con Address: Double Tree Hotel
Columbia, MD
Notes: From 9/13-9/15 I'll be at the C3 convention where, among other things, I'll be with our Cross Scholarship winner and a host of others as we share info on the craft of writing. I'll also be signing my story in the C3 2024 Anthology, my 1st work published by a traditional publisher.
Date: March 3, 2024
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Venue: Elkridge Furnace Inn - Literary Tea Address: Elkridge Furnace Inn, 5745 Furnace Ave.
Elkridge, Maryland
Notes: I'll be playing *Mole* at "The Wind in the Willows" Literary Tea at the Elkridge Furnace Inn. If you'd like to see the performance while enjoying delicious food and tea, go to the link and click on "CARRY OUT" on the upper left-hand side of the page, or go to eventbrite.com. Hope to see you there!
Date: February 5, 2024
10:00am - 11:00am
Venue: Bowie Senior Center Address: 14900 Health Center Drive
Bowie, MD 20716
Notes: Join me for a lively trivia contest to test your knowledge of African American film history. "EBONY IMAGES: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN FILM TRIVIA GAME" is part of Bowie Senior Center's Black History Month program.
Date: November 12, 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Venue: MMMM Cookbok Launch Party Address: Zoom
Notes: Join me on zoom for an online Launch Party as I reveal the ends and outs of creating the Monday Morning Movie Meeting Class Cookbook. With guest speakers and a prize drawing. The Meeting ID is: 814 2216 2190, the Passcode is: book
Date: October 7, 2023
11:00am - 2:00pm
Venue: OLD BOWIE CELEBRATES! Festival Address: Chestnut Ave. and 9th Streets - Old Bowie
Bowie, MD
Notes: While you enjoy everything the festival has to offer be sure to stop by the INTERNATIONAL STAGE from 11am - 2pm. I'll be introducing PANQUILITY STEEL DRUM BAND and the UHWACHI-REH NATIVE AMERICAN DANCERS among others performances I *KNOW* you'll enjoy!
Date: September 17, 2023
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Venue: Elkridge Furnace Inn - Wild Women of Maryland Tea Address: Elkridge Furnace Inn, 5745 Furnace Ave.
Elkridge, Maryland
Notes: Join me as I read adapted biographies from Laura Silberman's book "Wild Women of Maryland". The afternoon includes a 4-course luncheon with tea pairings and signings by the author.
Date: September 8, 2023
12:00pm -
Venue: Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Con Address: DoubleTree Hotel
Columbia, MD
Notes: As the winner of the Buchbinder Scholarship, I'll be participating in a weekend full of panels, book signings and meet & greets sponsored, in part, by the Mystery Writers of America.
Date: August 23, 2023
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Bowie Senior Center Address: 14900 Health Center Drive
Bowie, Maryland 20716
Notes: Haggling *should* be a conversation that leads to an agreement. Join Denise Cross and learn "HOW TO HAGGLE". This class is part of the Bowie Senior Center's Express Learning program.
Date: July 12, 2023
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Bowie Senior Center Address: 14900 Health Center Drive
Bowie, Maryland 20716
Notes: Join Denise Cross for a lively trivia contest to test your knowledge of African American film history. "EBONY IMAGES: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN FILM TRIVIA GAME" is part of Bowie Senior Center's Express Learning program.
Date: June 17, 2023
10:15am - 11:15am
Venue: Awesome-Con Address: Walter Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC 20002
Notes: DIY Cosplay: You Really CAN Do It Yourself is a panel presented by CrossWorks for people of all ages who are thinking about entering the world of COSPLAY.
Date: May 21, 2023
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Venue: Bridgerton Spring Tea at Elkridge Furnace Inn Address: 5745 Furnace Avenue
Elkridge, Maryland
Notes: Have tea with Denise Cross as Dolley Black, one of the Queen's Diamonds last season, along with her dear friend, Lady Octavia Westmoreland.