Renee Tawa
Renee Tawa, a former Los Angeles Times staff writer, is an award-winning journalist. She has written children’s books for Sesame Workshop and The Walt Disney Co. Her work has appeared in publications including The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, South China Morning Post, The New York Times News Service, Off Campus Writers’ Workshop: Didn’t See That Coming Anthology, and 10th Ward Lit. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, a cranky cat, and a collection of houseplants that has failed to thrive.