Jana King is a 3rd Generation native Washingtonian who has recently retired after 40 years as a Special Education Visual Arts teacher in DC and Prince George’s County. She was a founding member and served as Stage Manager for Upstage Artists in Beltsville, and most recently was Stage Manager for the Laurel Mill Playhouse production of Consecrated Ground. She is also a founding member of Deep Roots Productions. Jana is an award winning story writer who has served as book reviewer at BTS Books and for more than five years, she has been a regular Creative Non-Fiction and Poetry contributor to Between These Shores Literary and Arts Annual. She now looks forward to working with the BTS Team as our new Creative Non-Fiction Editor.