On his way to becoming a writer, B K Mayo worked as a fire alarm salesman, a college bookstore manager, a steelworker, an IRS auditor, a park caretaker, a school bus driver, a library aide, a special education teacher, and a high school detention room supervisor. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies, including "The Wordstock 10." His first novel, <strong><em>Tamara's Child</em></strong>, inspired by his experiences working with at-risk youth, won the 2011 Eric Hoffer Award in the Young Adult book category and was named a Finalist in the Popular Fiction category of the 2010 National Indie Excellence Book Awards. Although he writes mostly fiction, his newspaper column "Now That I Think About It," which appeared in Roseburg, Oregon's The News-Review, was widely praised. Mayo and his wife live in an area of southwestern Oregon known as the Hundred Valleys of the Umpqua. Learn more about the author at https://www.bkmayo.com.
