Dylah Ray is a writer, educator, and bookseller as well as the owner of Petals & Pages, an independent bookstore in Denver, Colorado. Ray holds a Bachelors in International Studies from the University of Denver, a Masters in International & Transcultural Studies from Columbia University, and is currently a student in Creative Writing and Literature at Harvard University.

Her book of poetry, Perennials, was published in 2023 and she is currently working on her first novel.

Dylah teaches creative writing courses online, at Metro State University, The Colorado Women's History Museum, The Loft, and at Petals & Pages.

Her work has been supported by StoryStudio Chicago and through the The Denis Diderot Grant from the Château d'Orquevaux Artists & Writers Residency.