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Steve otfinoski biography

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Otfinoski, Steven 1949-


PERSONAL:

Surname is pronounced ott-fin-a-ske; born January 11, 1949, in Queens Borough, NY; son of Anthony (an insurance salesman) and Helen Otfinoski; married Beverly Larson (a high school English teacher, freelance writer, and editor), April 18, 1981; children: Daniel, Martha. Ethnicity: "Polish and German American." Education: Attended Boston University, 1967-69; Antioch College, B.A., 1972.

ADDRESSES:

Home and office—1559 North Peters Ln., Stratford, CT 06614. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Hartford Times, Hartford, CT, news reporter, 1972-73; Field Publications (Middletown, CT), Middletown, CT, assistant editor for Read magazine, 1974-75; freelance writer, 1975—. History Alive! (traveling theater company), performer, 1992—.

MEMBER:

Dramatists' Guild.

AWARDS, HONORS:

One-Act Play Award, Quaigh Theater, 1983, for The Bookworm; Playwriting Award, Community Children's Theater of Kansas City, 1985, for The Princess and the Pea; competition winner of Summer Festival of New Plays, Rhode Island Playwrights Theater, 1989,

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  • Survival in the Wilderness: True Stories of Bold Breakouts, Daring D

  • Great Escapes, Book 4
  • By: Steven Otfinoski
  • Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
  • Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
  • Unabridged

  • Overall

  • Performance

December 13, 1920. It was a typical Monday morning when three US Navy officials boarded a hot-air balloon for an easy, routine training flight. But as evening came, heavy rain and wind knocked Lieutenants Louis Kloor, Stephen Farrell, and Walter Hinton off course....

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Steven Otfinoski

Author and playwright from Connecticut, United States

Steven Otfinoski is an author and playwright from Connecticut. Most of his books are aimed at young readers. He has written well in excess of 100 books. He is also the author of African Americans in the Performing Arts (A to Z of African Americans). Two music-related books he wrote were The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals and The Golden Age of Novelty Songs. He has written books about people such as Nelson Mandela: the fight against apartheid, and Oprah Winfrey: television star.

Background

Oftinoski is a married father of four who lives in Connecticut with his family. He graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio and attended Boston University.[1][2] He has written over 100 books for young readers.[1] FRom 1972 to 1973 he was a news reporter for The Hartford Times. From 1974 to 1975, he was editor for Read magazine. From 1975 onwards he has been a freelance writer. From 1992 onwards he has been with the traveling theater company, History

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