Johnny Shaw (author)

Johnny Shaw (born c. 1970) is an American author and playwright. He has won two Spotted Owl Awards, as well as an Anthony Award.

Biography
Shaw was born and raised in California near the border of Mexico. He received a Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Shaw's debut novel, Dove Season, was published in 2011 by Thomas & Mercer; it won the Spotted Owl Award for Best First Novel. His sophomore novel, Big Maria, won the 2013 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original, and his third novel, Plaster City, won the Spotted Owl Award for Best Novel. He has since published more novels and short stories, some of which have been finalists for various awards.

In addition to writing, Shaw is the editor-in-chief of Blood & Tacos, an online quarterly magazine. He has also taught screenwriting at Santa Barbara City College and University of California, Santa Barbara, and owns Johnny's Used Books, an online used bookstore.

Shaw lives with his wife, Roxanne Patruznick, in Portland, Oregon.