Though writing from an early age, Jo Wilkinson majored in the Fine Arts, earning an honours degree in sculpture at Winchester School of Art and Design. Her appetite for adventure and travel led her to a career as an international English teacher residing in Italy, Greece, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines and Japan. Now retired, Jo has returned to her writing, drawing on her linguistic background and accumulated wealth of global and cultural experiences to conjure worlds for her readers to explore. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with family, painting, sculpting, and volunteering with her local CVSS group enabling the disabled to sail. Still with a zest for adventure, she recently earned a powerboat licence - to the amusement of her grand kids.