ARTHUR WOOTEN

ARTHUR WOOTEN is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Dizzy, Leftovers, Birthday Pie, On Picking Fruit and Fruit Cocktail. He's penned the children's picture book Wise Bear William: A New Beginning and the collection of short stories, Arthur Wooten's Shorts.

A playwright, his works include the one person/one act Dear Henry which successfully ran at the The Duplex in New York City and the award winning Birthday Pie, which had its world premiere at the Waterfront Playhouse, Key West, FL. It also just launched the new Stage Door Readings series for the Irvington Town Hall Theatre, Irvinginton, NY. His other one act plays, Lily and The Lunch, have been produced in New York City and most recently in Te Anau, New Zealand.

Arthur's the the creator of The Dizzy Traveler - a food, entertainment and travel blog. www.thedizzytraveler.com

He's formally the humorist for the London based magazine, reFRESH and the Australian based, DNA and is currently a contributing writer for Passport Magazine.

Arthur grew up in Andover, MA, and now resides in New York City.