JJ Strong’s debut novel, Us Kids Know, was published in Fall 2017 by Razorbill, an imprint at Penguin Random House. His writing has also appeared in Fifth Wednesday, the Santa Monica Review (Fall 2010 and Spring 2012) and LA Weekly. His plays have been produced throughout the country, including in Los Angeles, San Diego, St. Louis, and New York. He currently teaches in the undergraduate writing program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and son. He attended the Community of Writers in 2013. www.jjstrong.com