Don Zolidis holds a BA in English from Carleton College and an MFA in playwriting from the Actors Studio Program at the New School. A former high school and middle school theater teacher, for the past decade he has been one of the most-produced playwrights in American schools. His more than 125 published plays have been performed over 30,000 times, appearing in every state, every Canadian province, and sixty-seven different countries. His first novel, The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig (A Love Story), was published in 2018 by Disney-Hyperion. His second book, War and Speech, was published in 2020 by Little, Brown. He lives in Texas and splits his time with his partner in upstate New York.