Kirk Kjeldsen received an MFA from the University of Southern California and is currently an assistant professor in the cinema program at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts. His first novel, "Tomorrow City," was named one of the ten best books of 2013 by The New Jersey Star-Ledger. He also wrote and produced the feature film "Gavagai," which was directed by Rob Tregenza. He lives in Essen, Germany with his wife and two children.