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Corina Zappia's personal essays and reviews have appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, TriQuarterly, Electric Literature, Salon, The Rumpus, and more. A former staff writer for the Village Voice and contributing food critic for The Stranger, she currently hosts the Don’t Pretend We’re Dead podcast, where she interviews women making their mark in advocacy, the arts, culture, food, science and technology.

Corina graduated with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a nonfiction MFA from Bennington College. She lives in London and is currently working on a book; she is represented by Colwill & Peddle.