Jackie grew up in Savannah, GA, although you might not be able to tell by her noticeably un-southern accent. Jackie moved north to study literature, fairy tales, and fossils at Oberlin College and worked as a writer and news editor for The Oberlin Review.
Jackie also attended the radio program at The Salt Institute of Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. During her semester, Jackie kept warm by wearing lots of hats and and participating in guerrilla dance parties.
Jackie currently lives out of her suitcase and works as a Mobile Facilitator for StoryCorps. You can email her at jackie [at] jackiesojico [dot] com
Jess grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Augustana College majoring in English. Jess, president of Writer’s Guild for three years, worked as editor-in-chief ofVENTURE: Augustana College’s Literary and Artistic Magazine and was founder and editor-in-chief of Expression: Finding Creativity Amongst Society. She showcased her peers’ work in: photography, poetry, creative non-fiction, fiction and one act plays.
After college, Jess joined AmeriCorps and spent two years in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she taught third graders how to read one-on-one, volunteered as a middle school poetry teacher, creative writing teacher to the physically disabled, and as a peace facilitator.
In the fall of 2009 Jess attended the creative non-fiction writing program at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. This where she and Jackie met. They bonded over food, music and dancing.
Currently, Jess is residing in St. Paul, MN and attending graduate school.
