Trish Bentley is the editor-in-chief and founder of thepurplefig.com. She has an MA in Critical and Creative Writing from the University of Gloucestershire, and a BA from The New School University in New York City. She runs regular writing workshops for both adults and children, has been a regular columnist for The Huffington Post, and has written for The New York Press, 12 St. Journal, and shedoesthecity.com. She has also published the children’s book, About Town with Benny Be. Trish lives in Toronto with her husband, their three boys and her four-legged daughters, Tessa and Evie.