Paula Bernstein is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The New York Observer, and Redbook. Previously, she was a staff reporter for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.

 Elyse Schein is a writer and a filmmaker whose short films have been shown at Telluride Film Festival, the Long Island film festival and at cinemas in Prague and San Francisco. She lives in Brooklyn.