Shook, Tonya Holmes

Tonya Holmes Shook was born in Oklahoma and lived in New Mexico and Texas before returning to Oklahoma in 1985. She and her husband live on Waurika Lake. Her first book was published in 1986 beginning a new area of creativity beside oil painting and wool spinning. Tonya has written seven books and a number of short stories. Beside writing she has coordinated an innovative author friendly book festival and has directed three of them in Oklahoma.