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Bio:
Our Managing Editor, Lisa Bess Kramer, received her MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago, and her BA in Communication/Creative Writing from Pepperdine University. In her publishing career, which includes poetry, short fiction, and journalism, Lisa has interviewed tennis greats—including Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten (“Guga”), UK-born Tim Henman, and Aussie Patrick Rafter—and has edited the work of physicians and nurses, investment bankers, psychology, social work, biochemistry, and chemistry professors, and published novelists. She is a member of Literary Cleveland and the Press Club of Cleveland. Her publishing credits include fiction in Hairtrigger 21, and nonfiction for ivillage.com, YouBeauty.com, Cleveland Clinic Wellness/365.com, SCREENMagazine, CMagazine, Angie’s List, and Talking to the Boss Newspaper.