Elaine Nadal is a writer and educator. She holds a master’s degree in liberal studies from Wesleyan University. She also has degrees in Spanish secondary education and fine arts (music). A Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, she has been published in several journals, including Pilgrimage Magazine, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Arsenic Lobster, and Haunted Waters Press. Her first book of poetry Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut. was published by Finishing Line Press in February.