Adam Pottle was born deaf but grew up in a hearing family. As a child, he had to wear hearing aids and endure speech therapy to get through school. Over the last several years, he has been developing his Sign Language skills so to become more active in the Deaf community.

He is the award-winning author of several works, including the prairie gothic horror novel Apparitions, the groundbreaking Deaf musical The Black Drum, the writing memoir Voice, and the historical novella The Bus. In the 2021-22 academic year, he served Sheridan College as writer in residence, and in 2022 was a Warner Bros. Discovery Access screenwriting fellow.

Adam earned his PhD in 2016 and has taught English, creative writing, and professional communication since 2006. When not writing or teaching, he can be found at the boxing gym, the library, the comic store, or the park with his wife Deborah and their goldendoodle, Valkyrie. He lives in Saskatoon.