Mehnaz Sahibzada was born in Pakistan and raised in Los Angeles.  She is a 2009 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow in Poetry.  Her work has appeared in numerous publications, such as Liminality, Moira, The Literary Hatchet, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Pedestal Magazine.  Her first full-length collection, My Gothic Romance, was published in April 2019 by Finishing Line Press.   A high school English teacher, she lives in southern California.  To learn more about Mehnaz, visit her at www.poetmehnaz.com