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