I had a mighty battle at the Jarvis cousins house during our trip to Oregon. Always good grub to eat. Pizza- YUM! Chillin' on the beach. Spending time with Dad. Our family reunion in Oregon was awesome. I played with my cousins and got sand in my pants.
Jo Schaffer Layton was born and raised in the California Bay Area in a huge, creative family. She is a YA novelist, speaker, writer at BYUtv, works in film production and is a Taekwondo black belt.
She is author of the Stanley and Hazel trilogy and Badlands.
She's a founding member of Operation Literacy and co-founder of the Teen Author Boot Camp, one of the largest conferences in the nation for youth ages 13-19. She and a crew of local and international bestselling authors present writing workshops to hundreds of attendees at the Utah-based conference as well as hundreds of others worldwide who view the conference online.
Now presenting StoryCon which combines the fun of a fan convention with the education and guidance of a serious writer’s conference to get you inspired, stay connected, and become a part of the story!
Jo is mom to three strapping sons and two fun bonus kiddos. She lives in Texas with her hunky tattooed husband.