Jane Otto’s poems and short stories have appeared in Nimrod International Journal, Existere – Journal of Arts and Literature, Eclipse, Talking River, The Journal, PANK, Raleigh Review, The Jewish Women’s Journal and New Southerner. She was a finalist for Nimrod’s Pablo Neruda Prize in Poetry for 2013, and received an Honorary Mention in the New Southerner’s 2012 Literary Edition. Jane was raised in Colorado and grew up in New York City, where she lived for nearly 25 years. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles, where she is working on a collection of poetry entitled, “At the Home for Wayward Girls.â€