Ann Calandro is a writer, mixed media collage artist, and classical piano student. For many years she worked as a copyeditor in medical publishing, medical communications, and pharmaceutical advertising. Her fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry have been published in literary journals and anthologies. Her artwork has appeared in juried exhibits and literary journals. Shanti Arts Press published three children’s books that she wrote and illustrated. Calandro, who was born and raised in New York City, received a master’s degree in English from Washington University in St Louis.