Greg Kearney is the author of several books of fiction (Mommy Daddy Baby, Pretty, and The Desperates) and several plays, including Fruits and Crosses, The Betty Dean Fanzine, 555-555-5555, and Cancun. He won the 2012 ReLit Award in the short fiction category and received an honour of distinction for the 2009 Dayne Ogilvie Prize. He is the former resident humor columnist for Xtra! Magazine and lives in Toronto.