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Christopher Tozier lives in the north Orlando, Florida area and has been selected as a 2011 Individual Artist Fellow for by the State of Florida. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Creative Writing and English program where he served as Poetry Editor of The Madison Review.

His first novel, Olivia Brophie and the Pearl of Tagelus, is a middle-grade fantasy and the first of a series. The book won a silver medal in the 2012 Florida Publishers Association President’s Awards. It is also being taught widely in Florida schools. The author is currently partnering with Archbold Biological Station in Lake Wales, FL in developing an integrated curriculum, blending Language Arts standards with a Science curriculum. Olivia Brophie and the Pearl of Tagelus is a unique fantasy that features central Florida natural history, in particular the Florida scrub.

Tozier’s poems have appeared widely in journals such as Tampa Review, Post Road, Saw Palm, San Pedro River Review, The Literary Review, Cream City Review, The Florida Review, Maryland Poetry Review, and The Wisconsin Review. He has a scientific note published in The Florida Entomologist.

Christopher Tozier is also an active blogger, featuring photography and writing based on life in a Florida scrub.

Related Links
Artist website http://www.christophertozier.com/
Book website http://www.oliviabrophie.blogspot.com

Christopher Tozier lives in the north Orlando, Florida area and has been selected as a 2011 Individual Artist Fellow for by the State of Florida. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Creative Writing and English program where he served as Poetry Editor of The Madison Review. His first novel, Olivia Brophie and the Pearl of Tagelus, is a middle-grade fantasy and the first of a s... More