Mathieu Cailler is a multi-award-winning writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and children's books. His work has appeared in numerous national and international publications, including The Saturday Evening Post and the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, he is the author of the short-story collection, Loss Angeles (Short Story America Press); the poetry collections, May I Have This Dance? (About Editions) and Catacombs of the Heart (Spartan Press); the children’s books, The (Underappreciated) Life of Humphrey Hawley (About Editions) and Hi, I’m Night (Olympia). His debut novel, Heaven and Other Zip Codes (Open Books), was named the winner of the 2021 Los Angeles Book Festival Prize for romance.