JD Slajchert

JD Slajchert is an American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter born and raised in Southern California. He wrote his debut novel, MoonFlower, during his final two years as a student-athlete at the University of California, Santa Barbara. When tragedy struck, and he lost his biggest fan Luc Bodden to Sickle Cell Disease, he knew he needed to preserve Luc's spirit and honor his memory by writing his first book. Following his many trips to Mammoth Lakes, California, he became moved to write his first purely fiction work, Joining the Choir Invisible. He is currently working on his second novel.

When not writing, you can find him either playing pick-up basketball or listening to his favorite musician, Frank Ocean. This 28-year-old spends most of his days reading, writing and laughing. He is gluten free and one day dreams of climbing Mount Everest. He also credits much of his inspiration to many of the of the authors from the lauded Lost Generation, and has aspirations of one day living in Paris.

For more information, please visit his personal website: www.jdwritesbooks.com