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Meet the author
Megan McGibney is a native New Yorker who has worked in news media on and off for over 15 years. These days, she is a freelancer who focuses on education, politics, women's health, and mental health. She has bylines in Bklyner, Teen Vogue, The Lily, Christian Science Monitor, Eater NY, and others.
Born and raised on Staten Island, Megan graduated from the College of Staten Island in 2004 with a Bachelor’s in Communications. She went on to get her Master’s in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in 2008. She now calls Brooklyn home.
When she’s not being a journalist, Megan is also a proofreader/copyeditor as well as a content creator for small businesses and nonprofits. She also is an adjunct English professor, having taught at two CUNY schools and Pace University. Finally, she finds time to do nature photography and sell her pics on Etsy, while also working on her latest creative writing project. She’s already written a short play, is a published poet, and is working on another play and a novel. Needless to say, she’s got a lot of energy!