Rebecca O'Bern's poem, "Lost and Found", won 2nd place in Connecticut Poetry Review's 2017 Al Savard Memorial Poetry Contest, and her poem, "Just Keep Doing Your Thing", was named co-winner of the Connecticut Review's  2010 Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize. Rebecca received her MFA in creative writing in 2017 and, most recently, served as co-editor-in-chief of Mud Season Review. When not writing, she enjoys drinking hot tea and reflecting on the work of great thinkers and innovators throughout history. Find her on social media at twitter.com/rebeccaobern.