I'm a journalist and fiction writer based in Brooklyn. I grew up in rural Arkansas, the youngest of a large working-class family, in a culture that mainstream media rarely portrays with specificity. I’m drawn to people and stories that challenge conventional narratives, combatting what the writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has called “the danger of a single story.” 

Most of my work is about artists — people who persist in the belief that their experience of the world matters. My work has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, T Magazine, Cultured, and elsewhere.

I hold a B.A. in English and history from Williams College and an MFA in fiction from NYU. I'm working on a novel — I guess you could call it an autofictional romance.

I also offer a private service for people who want something harder to name: a long, unguarded, and transcribed conversation with someone trained to listen and to read. Not therapy — something more like an oral history event. If that interests you, reach out below.

For commissions, collaborations, or other inquiries, write to me at rose.courteau@gmail.com