Alison Lowenstein is a lecturer at Hostos Community College, CUNY. She has a M.A. in Creative Writing and English from The City College of New York. She's worked as an editor in book and digital publishing, and has authored guidebooks, children’s books, and plays. Her writing has been published in The Washington Post, Gothamist, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Fiction, and other publications. She has taught writing and literature courses throughout CUNY, and is a volunteer workshop leader for New York Writers Coalition.