Carlotta Brigid Dann MNZM (née McVeigh) is a New Zealand journalist, author and addiction services advocate.

[1] When Dann found herself hiding wine bottles from her husband to disguise the amount she was drinking, she decided to get sober.

[1][7][8] Dann partnered with agencies including the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Te Hiringa Hauora Health Promotion Agency and Matua Raki to create Living Sober, an online community to support New Zealanders living with alcohol addiction.

[7][9][10] Dann has also published on the emotional recovery after becoming sober, (Mrs D is Going Within, 2017), and on the ways the alcohol industry targets women (The Wine O'Clock Myth, 2020).

[7] In the 2023 New Year Honours Dann was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to addiction advocacy.