Osamudiamen Smith Oviawe was born in Benin City, Nigeria. He obtained a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Benin. He is currently studying for his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Benin. O. S. Oviawe, as he is fondly called, is a lover of literature and a freelance blogger. He is passionate about positive change in Nigeria and hopes to be a part of the process of that change that he believes would happen in his generation. He has written several manuscripts, but Dancing on the Brink is his first published book.