Berlin Mair is a writer, editor, and filmmaker in Los Angeles, California, with a BA in Creative Writing from Columbia College Chicago, and an MFA from California Institute of the Arts. Berlin is a recipient of the 2024-2025 Irene Borger Award for Writers, and the 2018 Columbia Scholastic Press Award for Essays in Magazines. They are also the founder and former Editor in Chief of Strip Mall Magazine. You can contact Berlin at berlinmair@gmail.com, or on instagram @berlin_like_the_city