Books of Wonder, NYC, 2011.

Books of Wonder, NYC, 2011.

With author Elizabeth Eulberg, McNally Jackson Books, NYC, 2016.

With author Elizabeth Eulberg, McNally Jackson Books, NYC, 2016.

With editor Namrata Tripathi, Anaheim, CA, 2012.

With editor Namrata Tripathi, Anaheim, CA, 2012.

With Angie Manfredi, Allison Tran, and Lalitha Nataraj, Anaheim, CA, 2012.

With Angie Manfredi, Allison Tran, and Lalitha Nataraj, Anaheim, CA, 2012.

Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA, 2016.

Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA, 2016.

JOHN ‘COREY’ WHALEY grew up in the small town of Springhill, Louisiana. He has a B.A. in English from Louisiana Tech University, as well as an M.A in Secondary English Education. He started writing stories about aliens when he was around ten or eleven but now writes mostly realistic YA fiction. He taught public school for five years and spent much of that time daydreaming about being a full-time writer. His favorite word is defenestration. He currently lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.  

National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Party, Brooklyn, NY, 2011.

With editor Namrata Tripathi at National Book Awards, 2011.

With editor Namrata Tripathi at National Book Awards, 2011.

With musician & filmmaker Ben Jenkins, Monroe, Louisiana, 2012.

With musician & filmmaker Ben Jenkins, Monroe, Louisiana, 2012.

With author Julie Murphy, Fort Worth, TX, 2013.

With author Julie Murphy, Fort Worth, TX, 2013.

With authors Holly Goldberg Sloan and Adam Silvera, Los Angeles.

With authors Holly Goldberg Sloan and Adam Silvera, Los Angeles.