Billy Lawrence

Billy Lawrence, also known as WK or W.K. Lawrence, is a writer based in Raleigh, North Carolina, who grew up on Long Island. He has published novels, poetry collections, and nonfiction, and is credited with more than a dozen books. He is the publisher in chief at Broken Tribe Press and also serves as Editor-In-Chief of Serving House Books. His career includes more than 25 years in education, where he has focused on at-risk and first-generation college students. His novel The Punk and the Professor (2017) and its sequel Highway Zero (2023) follow a young man named Jack. He also hosts The Purpose Tree Podcast.