Shannon Phillips is the founding editor of Carnival, an online literary magazine, which she eventually transitioned into Picture Show Press. She is also the co-founder of the annual Mother’s Day poetry reading at Gatsby Books and the recipient of the 28th Moon Prize from Writing In A Woman’s Voice. Her most recent chapbook, BODY PARTS, was published by dancing girl press in 2017. After teaching English as a Second Language and working as admin support in Higher Ed for several years, she decided to take the plunge and become a freelance writer and editor. Find her on Twitter @hungrybookstore.