Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Costalegre, Touch, and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You; the chapbook Notes from Mexico; and the forthcoming handbook Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book. Her writing and essays have been widely published in such outlets as BuzzFeed; the New York Times; O, the Oprah Magazine; and Modern Loss. She is the found of the learning collaborative The Cabins, and she also works as a product and cosmetic shade namer from her home in Connecticut.