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