Dena Ogden

Dena has been writing and blogging since she was a teenager, and made the switch to professional writing in 2015. Since then, she’s published over 200 pieces. Her specialities include lifestyle, commerce, and culture topics, and she always has a novel in process, too. Prior to joining Dotdash Meredith in August 2022, she was a women’s lifestyle commerce writer with Bustle Digital Group.

Dena earned a Bachelor of Arts in English & Communication from the University of Washington, and is a proud first-generation college graduate. She currently resides in the Pacific Northwest with her family. Prior to starting her writing career, she worked in higher education, specifically admissions and career services (in other words: essays, cover letters, and resumes). She considers her home to be a constant work-in-progress, and is thrilled to support readers on similar journeys.