Derek McCulloch is an author of graphic novels and books for children. His critically acclaimed first graphic novel, Stagger Lee, illustrated by Shepherd Hendrix, was nominated for the Eisner and Eagle awards and won four Glyph Comics Awards, including Best Writer and Story of the Year. His second graphic novel, Pug, with Greg Espinoza, was nominated for Best Crime Comic/Graphic Novel in the 2011 Spinetingler Awards. He has contributed numerous short pieces to comics anthologies and wrote a book for children, T. Runt!, illustrated by Jimmie Robinson. His original graphic novel, Gone to Amerikay, illustrated by Colleen Doran released by Vertigo in 2012, was selected for inclusion in The Best American Comics 2013.