Meet the Authors
About Rebecca
Rebecca Little is an accomplished Chicago-based freelance writer and former contributing editor for Chicago Magazine. She has written for The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Parent, Zagat, Google, The Irish Times, and Crains Chicago Business, among other publications, as well as many corporate and university clients. She has written about education, parenting, home design, style, politics, travel and pop culture. She has a master of science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
The authors at 8th grade graduation, back when photos in focus were optional and rare
About Colleen
Colleen Long is a journalist based in Washington, D.C. who has covered some of the nation’s most important news including the Biden administration, the 2020 presidential election, immigration in the Trump era, death of George Floyd, New York City crime, and the Justice Department. She has written extensively on the intersection of women and the criminal justice system including an award-winning story on prison nurseries. Her work has appeared in every major news publication in the world, and she was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 for the AP’s work on immigration.