Jo Schaffer(I)
- Actress
Jo Schaffer, was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, to a
literary, intellectual mother and an artist, naturalist father. Her
parents instilled in her a love of art, books, nature, people and
philosophy. As a child, though steeped in an atmosphere of creativity
and culture, she experienced just enough poverty to make her street
smart too. She grew up with five sisters, two brothers and countless
cousins and was soon known for her skills as a storyteller. Jo wrote
her first book when she was six and has written ever since. She left
home early to travel the world, visiting other countries and exploring
their history, writings and belief systems. Jo schooled in London,
studying the arts and British literature and then in Utah, first
focusing on archaeology and the humanities, and finally settling on
English with a writing emphasis. She married and had three sons with
her childhood friend who is an artist and filmmaker, Clark Schaffer.
She writes YA novels and is represented by Rubin Pfeffer at East/West literary agency. And has been known to have a hand in script writing as well.
Jo is a member of Writers Cubes and a Co-Founder of the highly successful, Teen Author Boot Camp.
Jo has participated in several films in many capacities with her husband, Clark Schaffer (Special FX, Art direction, etc) and sister, actress, Ali Durham.
She writes YA novels and is represented by Rubin Pfeffer at East/West literary agency. And has been known to have a hand in script writing as well.
Jo is a member of Writers Cubes and a Co-Founder of the highly successful, Teen Author Boot Camp.
Jo has participated in several films in many capacities with her husband, Clark Schaffer (Special FX, Art direction, etc) and sister, actress, Ali Durham.