Gene Hult was born on November 12, 1969 in New York City. He has a BA in English/Writing from New York University, and an MA in English/Writing from the University of Denver. Gene was the Managing Editor of the literary journal Denver Quarterly. He then worked in children's publishing for more than 20 years, at houses including HarperCollins, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster, until he left as an Executive Editor to write full-time. He has written more than 125 books published for children and young adults, mostly under his pseudonym J. E. Bright. Since 2017, Gene has lived in the suburbs south of Houston, Texas with his dog Henry. Please visit genehult.com for more information.
