Roy Schwartz has written for newspapers, magazines, websites, academic organizations, tech companies, toy companies, and production studios. THE DARKNESS IN LEE’S CLOSET AND THE OTHERS WAITING THERE is his debut novel.
He graduated magna cum laude from The New School University with a BA in English, majoring in creative writing, and cum laude from NYU with an interdisciplinary MA in English and social thought. He has taught English and writing at CUNY, the City University of New York, and is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library. When not writing, he is the director of communications of a regional law firm.
