Harold Tawis a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.His debut novel wasAdventures of the Karaoke King(Lake Union Publishing 2011). His writing has been featured on NPR, in aNew York Timesbestselling anthology, and inThe Seattle Times; his screenplay DOG PARK has garnered recognition in domestic and international film festivals and competitions. Harold wrote the book for two musicals commissioned and presented as staged readings by The 5th Avenue Theatre: including the full-length PERSUASION (2015), based on Jane Austen’s final novel.