Sean Hooks was born and raised in New Jersey. He has a BA from Drew University, an MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and an MA from Loyola Marymount University. He resides in Los Angeles and teaches English and Writing at Fullerton College and UC Riverside. Recent stories and essays have appeared in Pif Magazine, The Manhattanville Review, The International Journal of Literary Humanities, and Akashic Books.