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Jeremy Whitley is a writer living in Durham, NC with his wife Alicia and daughters Zuri and Amara. He attended The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he received a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Creative Writing.

Jeremy is also the creator and writer of the comic series "Princeless" from Action Lab Entertainment. In 2011 Princeless was nominated for two Eisners including "Best Single Issue" and "Best Comic for Kids Ages 8-12". It was also nominated for five Glyph Awards and won three for "Best Female Character", "Best Writer", and "Story of the Year". The first volume was also included on a number of Best of 2011 and 2012 lists. Wired also declared the second volume one of the comics to watch in 2013. Princeless also spun-off into sister series "Raven: Pirate Princess" which put an emphasis on following young queer female action heroes through battle and relationship drama.

Jeremy was hired my Marvel Comics to write the acclaimed series "The Unstoppable Wasp" which quickly became a fan favorite and produced two volumes. The book received great acclaim for its handling of its heroine, a young hero with bipolar disorder, as well as its handling of queer supporting characters and relationships. Jeremy has also written for Marvel on such titles as "The Avengers", "The Champions", "All-New X-Men", "Hulk vs Thor: Champions of the Universe", and "Future Foundation".

Through his ongoing relationship with IDW and Hasbro, Jeremy has written more issues of My Little Pony comic books than any other writer, having passed 50 issues while working on "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 10". He is also the writer of ongoing comic tie-ins to the "Sea of Thieves" comic books and co-created the character of Lesedi Singh, who has become the poster child for the game series.

His new creator owned series "The School for Extraterrestrial Girls" which he co-created with artist Jamie Noguchi began being released from Papercutz in 2020, with the second volume set for 2023. Also announced in 2023 is his new middle-grades series "The Dog Knight" from Feiwel and Friends with illustrator Bre Indigo.