Carolyn Burns Bass writes travel features and fiction, and is founder and moderator of #litchat, a reader/writer discussion operated entirely through Twitter, with more than 16k followers. Carolyn has written magazine cover features, personality profiles, music reviews and food features, with short fiction works published in MetroMoms Fiction, The Rose & Thorn (Spring, 2007) and Breath & Shadow (October 2007). In January, The Betsy will host the 5th Birthday Celebration of LitChat with workshops and readings on South Beach.