N a t a s h a  K o c h i c h e r i l  M o n i
holds a BA in Child Development from Tufts University and is a current Postbaccalaureate Premed student at Mills College.

Her essays, poetry, fiction and reviews appear in journals including: Indiana Review, Rattle, 14 Hills, The Pedestal Magazine, Santa Fe Writers Project and Verse

Natasha's poetry was nominated for Best of the Web 2010 and was recently named a finalist in Best of the Net 2009. Her full-length poetry mss was a  semi-finalist in the 2009 Crab Orchard First Book Award.