Whitnee CoyWhitnee Coy is an award-winning writer and educator, living in the Black Hills of South Dakota with her husband, Jesse, and their 3 kids. She was raised by her single mother and grandmother in Lexington, KY where she attended the School for the Creatve and Performing Arts (SCAPA) for Creative Writing and the KY Governor's School for the Arts. Whitnee has her MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Kentucky University's Bluegrass Writers Studio and has three collections of poetry published including this deep, wide, dark world (Alien Buddha Press). She has recently published the social-emotional learning children's book, Elsie's Adventures to Brainy Cove, exploring topics of the neuroscience behind emotions and coping skills for emotional regulation that can be done at home or in school. She is finishing her doctorate in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership with an emphasis in Diversity and Equity. She is a professor at Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation and when she isn't working or writing she loves spending time with her husband and family. Read More Read Less