Andrew Morkes was the former assistant editor of Lake & Prairie, a quarterly newsletter of the Illinois Sierra Club. He is also the author of more than 50 books including They Teach That in College!?: A Resource Guide to More Than 100 Interesting College Majors; The Vault Career Guide to Social Media; Nontraditional Careers for Women and Men: More Than 30 Great Jobs for Women and Men With Apprenticeships Through PhDs; and The Vault Career Guide to Pharmaceuticals & Biotech. He also publish The Morkes Report: College and Career Planning Trends blog, and his poetry has appeared in Cadence, Wisconsin Review, Poetry Motel, Strong Coffee, and Mid-America Review.