Keri Bertino (she/her) is a fiction, nonfiction, and humor writer whose work has appeared in journals including Joyland, Topic, BOMB, Electric Literature, The Millions, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. At the School of the Arts, she leads courses in writing pedagogy and fiction craft, and serves as a faculty advisor for Columbia Artists/Teachers. An award-winning educator, Keri has taught creative and academic writing for over 20 years—at Baruch College/CUNY, The Cooper Union, and Columbia, as well as in public and independent K-12 settings in Baltimore and New York City.