Grey Wolfe LaJoie is a fiction writer, poet, and teaching artist who holds an MFA from the University of Alabama and currently work as an instructor and coordinator for the Alabama Prison Arts & Education Project. The recipient of a 2023 O. Henry Prize selected by Lauren Groff, their work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies including The Threepenny Review, Crazyhorse, Shenandoah, and Copper Nickel, and their debut collection, Little Ones, will be released in the fall of 2024.