Laura Barcella

Laura Barcella is a writer, editor, feminist, animal lover, candy hoarder, and horror buff.

She's the author of "Know Your Rights! A Modern Kid's Guide to the American Constitution," "Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World," "The End: 50 Apocalyptic Visions From Pop Culture That You Should Know About...Before It's Too Late," and "Madonna & Me: Women Writers on the Queen of Pop." She also published a series of quirky Q&A journals for teens and tweens: "OMG," "BFF," and "XOXO" and she co-wrote Lauren Urasek's "Popular."

Laura's freelance writing has appeared in the New York Times, RollingStone.com, the Washington Post, Marie Claire, The Week, GQ.com, VanityFair.com, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, and more.

For more about her work, visit LauraBarcella.com.