Clayton Smith is the author of several novels, including the Apocalypticon series, the Dark Matter series, Anomaly Flats, IF, Na Akua, and Mabel Gray and the Wizard Who Swallowed the Sun. His work also includes the short story collections it Came from Anomaly Flats and the stage plays The Depths and Death and McCootie. His short stories have been featured in publications such as Write City Magazine and Canyon Voices. He is also an associate professor and the Marketing Program Director at Mary Baldwin University.