Amber Norwood received her M.A. in poetry from California State University, Northridge, where she is now a lecturer. Her work has appeared in Barefoot Muse, Prick of the Spindle, Journal of Truth and Consequence and others; she has had work nominated for the Pushcart Prize and included in Dzanc Books: Best of the Web 2010. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.