Nicole Testa was born, reared, and currently resides in New York City. She received a BA in Literature and Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was also Co-editor in Chief of the college's primary literary magazine, the Sarah Lawrence Review. Though she currently spends her days working at a non-profit writers' center, you can often find her reading and writing poetry, trying her hand at a new craft, or seeking out the city's best doughnut offerings. She writes and takes photographs for her writing and lifestyle blog, Coco Maria.