Born and raised in northwest Florida, Tony Simmons is a content producer and editor for PanamaCity.com and The News Herald, and has won numerous awards for his newspaper work. He's the author of two previous novels, two short story collections, and a collection of his newspaper columns. He also edited two volumes of the Official Literary Anthology of the Panama City Centennial, and his short stories have appeared in several anthologies. He teaches a creative writing course for Gulf Coast State College.