Courtney B. Gustafson '12

First Name
Courtney
Middle Name or Initial
B.
Last Name
Gustafson
2012
2010s
released her first book (Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats) with Penguin Random House and it debuted on the NYT Bestseller List. Gustafson graduated with a BS in English, with a focus on professional writing. While she was at Fitchburg State she wrote for the student newspaper, wrote for and edited the student literary journal, completed an internship at a local newspaper, worked as a teaching assistant, earned scholarships for creative writing, read at open mics, studied literature and writing, and was part of the Sigma Tau Delta English honor society.
Courtney Gustafson
Spring and Summer 2025