J.R. Angelella (or Joseph Ross Angelella) was born in Baltimore in 1980.  

He received a BA in English and Writing from Ithaca College and an MFA in Writing and Literature from the Bennington Writing Seminars at Bennington College.  

His book reviews have appeared  in New Pages and The Chapbook Review.  

His fiction has been published in various journals, including Word Riot, Twelve Stories, The Literary Review, Hunger Mountain, Fifth Wednesday Journal, The Houston Literary Review, and Sou'wester.

He teaches fiction at the Gotham Writers' Workshop in New York City. 

His favorite band is the Drive-By Truckers and doesn't understand why they are not your favorite band too.  

He lives in Brooklyn with his writer wife, Kate Angelella, and their two portly cats.