Charity Shumway received an MFA in Creative Writing from Oregon State University and a BA in English from Harvard University. After graduate school, she spent nine months reporting on the 50th anniversary of Glamour"'s "Top Ten College Women" contest. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Ladies Home Journal, Fitness, "and Garden Design, "and her short fiction has been honored by Glimmer Train "and Slice "magazine, among others. She lives with her husband in Brooklyn, New York.