Jay Antani is a novelist, film critic, and freelance writer/editor. Born in India, he grew up in various towns and cities across America before his family settled in Madison, Wisconsin. After finishing his BA in English and film studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Jay made for Los Angeles where he worked as a storyboard artist for film and television projects. In 2008 he completed his first graphic novel, The Mysterians—a sci-fi fantasy about teenagers saving the earth from an alien invasion. He enrolled in the graduate writing program at the University of Southern California, where The Leaving of Things was born. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and cat. |