Vanessa Deza Hangad left the corporate world after fifteen years to return to her writing roots and start a family. A UC Berkeley grad and long time SF/Bay Area resident, she is currently living in Singapore with her husband and their young son. Her work has been published in an anthology called “The Very Inside” (Sister Vision Press) and maganda magazine (UC Berkeley). She is working on her first novel and putting together a manuscript of poems.
Mehrzad Karimabadi started writing poetry in the early 90’s and some of her poems have been published. She holds an MA in theater arts, a BFA in photography, and an AS in graphic design. Along with her sister, Shahrzad, the Karimabadi sisters have taken on the task of introducing and preserving the Persian culture among English-speaking children through a series of illustrated books: Shireen and Nousheen Children’s Books. Mehrzad is currently focusing on writing and photography. Follow the Karimabadi Sisters’ photography here: http://photography.karimabadis.com
