My BlogHer Profile: Rita Arens

Rita Arens authors Surrender, Dorothy and Surrender, Dorothy: Reviews. She is BlogHer's assignment and syndication editor. 

Her parenting anthology and BlogHer's first book, Sleep is for the Weak: The Best of the Mommybloggers Including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and More! was published by Chicago Review Press in September 2008 and won a 2009 gold NAPPA.

Rita spoke on the Blogs to Books Redux panel at BlogHer 2008 and the Balance panel at BlogHer 2009. She lives with her husband and daughter in Kansas City. She has a BA in communications studies from the University of Iowa and a MA in English/professional writing from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Follow Rita on Twitter.