Maya Jewell Zeller's work has appeared in The Rumpus, Brevity, and the New York Times-lauded anthology This is the Place: Women Writing About Home. Her recent books include out takes/ glove box, which Eduardo Corral selected as winner of the New American Poetry Prize; and the nonfiction title, The Wonder of Mushrooms. Maya teaches poetry and nature writing for Western Colorado University's low-residency MFA program, and writing across genres for Central Washington University's Professional and Creative Writing Program. She lives with her two teens, two tuxedo cats, and ever-expanding library of books in Spokane and Ellensburg.