Jo Schaffer Layton
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Writer, and Film support |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | 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. |
| Interests | Literacy advocate. Writing ,reading, discussing, camping, art, taekwondo, travel, archaeology, film, religion, philosophy |
| Favorite movies | Classic films, character driven stories, and women kicking butt |
| Favorite music | Vintage, alternative, folksy, opera and heavy stuff...basically music. |
| Favorite books | Helluo librorum - A glutton for books. |