Billy Lawrence is a Raleigh-Durham based writer. The Punk and the Professor (2017, Loyola University) is his first novel published. A sequel is forthcoming in 2023. 89 Days (2019) is an exploration of the first novel containing excerpts, outtakes, and essays. His other creative publications, (credited as WK) include poems and stories in national and international literary journals, a trilogy of poetry chapbooks, and three collections of poems State of Love and Trust (2005), Punk Poetry (2016), and Revolution (2018).

Lawrence teaches at NC State University, and directs the Young Writers Workshop every summer, which recruits students from all over North Carolina. He is always seeking guest authors with published books.