Owen Black (1972-) as born in Arlington, Texas and grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. An avid writer since he could lift a pen, Owen has crafted numerous short stories, novels and screenplays but has only recently begun to share them with the world after being pressured by friends to enter his first screenplay, "The Realms of Animar," into a contest which, to his surprise, he actually won. He currently resides near Fort Worth, Texas with his wife and two adventurous sons.