Derrick

DC Pierson was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ and moved to New York to go to school. He graduated from the Dramatic Writing department of NYU in the spring of 2007 with a degree in writing for television. He was a member of Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz, and directed or co-directed their college arm, Hammerkatz NYU, for three years. He performed in and directed many shows at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. His first novel, “The Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep And Never Had To,” which is forthcoming from Vintage/Anchor in April 2010. He publishes short stories, poems, and un-asked-for opinions on his website, dcpierson.com