Donny Bailey Seagraves is a native of Athens, Georgia and is a longtime resident of the nearby small town of Winterville, Georgia, population approximately 1,200. She and husband Phillip are the parents of grown twins, Jenny and Greg. Donny studied journalism at the University of Georgia, was a newspaper columnist and freelance writer for many years, and owned and operated a used and rare book business, Junebug Books for ten years. Gone From These Woods, published by Random House/Delacorte Press August 25, 2009, is Seagraves' debut novel.