Shira Lipkin's short fiction and poetry have appeared in Interfictions 2 (eds. Delia Sherman and Christopher Barzak), ChiZine, Lone Star Stories, Electric Velocipede, Cabinet des Fées, Polu Texni, and the benefit anthology Ravens in the Library (eds. Phil Brucato and Sandra Buskirk). Her short story "The Angel of Fremont Street" was shortlisted for the 2010 Million Writers Award, and her poem "When Her Eyes Open" has been nominated for the 2010 Rhysling Award. She has fiction and poetry forthcoming in Electric Velocipede, Mythic Delirium, and Abyss & Apex this year. She can also be found on programming at Wiscon, Arisia, Boskone, and PiCon. She lives in Boston with her husband, daughter, and the requisite cats, and works in community outreach and mobilization at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. She is currently at work on a nonfiction book about how to dismantle rape culture in your spare time, as well as, of course, a novel. You can follow her movements at http://shiralipkin.com, http://barcc.org/blog, and http://shadesong.livejournal.com. Please do. She likes the company.