Courtney Gillette is a writer, ex-teacher and lover of milkshakes. Her essays and book reviews have appeared in Kirkus Reviews, Lambda Literary, and AfterEllen.com, as well as the Lambda Award winning anthology The Full Spectrum (Knopf 2006) and Truth And Dare (Running Press Kids 2011). Most recently she was chosen by A.M. Homes to appear in the 2013 Masters Review. She holds an MFA from Lesley University, and bakes a mean apple pie.