Tara Mandarano

Tara Mandarano is a Best of the Net–nominated writer, poet and editor based in Canada. Her creative nonfiction has been featured in three anthologies: BIG: Stories About Life in Plus-Sized Bodies, YOU ARE NOT ALONE: An anthology of perinatal mental health stories from conception to postpartum, and NAVIGATING BIPOLAR COUNTRY She is also a passionate patient advocate for those in the chronic pain and mental health communities. Her writing has also appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Yahoo, The Endometriosis Foundation of America, Hypertext Magazine, Today's Parent, Motherwell, Mothers Always Write, Literary Mama, The Sunlight Press, Chatelaine, Canadian Living and The Mighty. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @taramandarano or visit her website at www.taramandarano.com.