Gene Hult

Gene is a writer, editor, publisher, and teacher. He was the Managing Editor of the literary journal Denver Quarterly. He then worked in children’s publishing for more than 20 years, at houses including HarperCollins, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster, until he left as an Executive Editor.

He has written more than 120 books published for children and young adults, mostly under his pseudonym J. E. Bright (jebright.com).

Since 2023, Gene has lived with his dogs Henry and Arthur in Chinle, Arizona, where he teaches Creative Writing at Navajo Technical University, and runs Brighten Press (brightenpress.com).