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author bio Liza Featherstone is a contributing writer to The Nation. Her work has appeared in Nerve, Salon, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue and NYLON.  She's the author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart (Basic Books, 2004). She lives in New York City with her husband and son.

author bio C. Fernsebner was raised on severe German children's books, and now works for a large academic library in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She maintains Adorablog.org, a web site for nice people, and Sushiesque.com, for all the other people.

author bio Nicole Feliciano is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn, New York. By her estimates, she's walked more than 50 miles this year road-testing strollers. When she's not unboxing baby gear for Babble guides, she writes about parenting style on her blogs: Momtrends and Momtrendsnyc.com For more of her picks check out Momtrends, her parenting blog.

Keri Fisher has written for Saveur, Gastronomica, Cook's Illustrated, and Boston Magazine, and is the author of One Cake, One Hundred Desserts (William Morrow 2006). She and her sister blog about their communal household at whoelsewantstoliveinmyhouse.com.

author bio Ondine Galsworth is working on a novel about her experiences as a go-go dancer and a book about her new addiction, the rodeo. A New York native, she now lives in New Jersey.

author bio Lisa Gabriele is author of Tempting Faith DiNapoli and The Almost Archer Sisters, to be published in October 2008. She's also a TV producer and director and she lives in Toronto. You can visit her at www.lisagabriele.com

author bio Kayla Galloway lives in Bothell, WA, with her aunt and three cousins. She works full time for a vacation ownership company and is hoping to attend the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver, British Colombia. She spends most of her time counting baby kicks, sleeping and writing poetry. This is her first freelance piece.

author bio Cole Gamble is a writer living in Portland, Oregon. He's working on an evil self-help guide titled Improve Your Life or Die.

author bio Kori Gardner is the organ-playing half of the band Mates of State; her husband, Jason Hammel, plays drums. Known for their vocal harmonies and euphoric melodies, Mates of State has been described by critics as "unabashed joy", "honesty at its best", a "two piece with balls", and "a band that you must see live." Their daughter, Magnolia, was born in 2004 and started touring with the band at 10 weeks. Hear their latest album, Bring it Back, at www.matesofstate.com.

author bio Tricia Grissom is a writer and college English teacher who lives near St. Louis, MO. She has written for Missouri Life and Fiery-Foods & BBQ Magazine. She is married with two children.

author bio Amy Goetzman has written about music, books, travel and culture for numerous online and print publications. She lives in Minneapolis with her two young sons and husband, and is currently at work on a novel.

author bio Kris Malone Grossman earned a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College, and has taught writing at Hofstra University. Her work appears in the anthology The Maternal Is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change. She makes her home in Ridgefield, CT, with her husband and three sons.

author bio Ayun Halliday is author of The Big Rumpus and No Touch Monkey! and the popular zine East Village Inky. She is a columnist for Bust and a frequent contributor to Babble. Visit AyunHalliday.com.

author bio Sarah Hepola has been a high-school teacher, a playwright, a film critic, a music editor and a travel columnist. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, The Guardian, and on NPR. She writes the Scanner blog for Nerve and lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

author bio Logan Hill is a contributing editor at New York magazine.

author bio Mina Hochberg is a movie critic at amNewYork. She lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

author bio Madeline Holler is a writer and mother of two. She lives in Long Beach, California.


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