Eleanor C. Whitney is the author of Riot Woman, a celebratory but critical look at the Riot Grrrl movement, and Promote Your Book, a guide to book marketing. Her work has appeared in Literary Hub, Windmill Magazine, and the Weird Sister Collection, published by Feminist Press. She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from CUNY Queens College and serves as a Nonfiction Editor at MAYDAY magazine. She lives in the Mojave desert.