Tonya Holloway

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"Tonya Holloway is a Mother and freelance writer and has always been interested in the Arts. She holds a degree in Theater and has worked at a variety of jobs in the film/commercial/theatre industry as a freelancer for over ten years. Her experiences include working as an actress, production assistant, casting director and assistant editor.

Mrs. Holloway wrote, produced and directed a documentary on illiteracy based on parolees she taught in night school. She was co-founder of Soul Rep Theatre Company in Dallas, Texas were she wore many hats as a producer, a casting director and playwright.

In 2001, Mrs. Holloway was nominated by the Dallas Theatre League for Best Director of a play (Purlie Victorious).

With a second passion for teaching, Mrs. Holloway has worked as a teacher for numerous School Districts in Texas. She realized then, that most young people do not have a passion for reading and decided to write books that would peak the interest of a young audience.

Today Mrs. Holloway continues to wear many hats; mother, wife, community activist, actress, writer and she is presently looking forward to writing a screenplay."