William Y. Cooper is a writer, painter, art teacher, and illustrator. He resides in Buffalo, New York, with his wife Glendora Johnson-Cooper and his two cats. He paints and writes in his studio at the Buffalo Arts Studio in the Tri-Main Building. The author is the father of three sons: Michael, Yancy, and Joel; and grandfather of four grandchildren: Erik, JC, Jaxon, and Kristina.