Simon Kaminski - writer, journalist, member of the International Federation of Russian Writers. Born in Ukraine, he now lives in Chicago. His stories, essays, and articles have appeared in periodicals, compilations and anthologies in Russia, Ukraine, the U.S., Canada, Israel, Germany, Denmark and Finland. Kaminski is author of the books: "Orlyonok on the American Lawn," "Three is a Party" (together with Vladimir Khohklev and Andrei Rabodzeenko) and "Thirty Minutes to Downtown Chicago," published in the U.S. and Russia.