JP Osterman’s career includes extensive writing. She graduated from the University of San Diego with a BA in English (emphasis Writing), an MA in Education from Azusa Pacific University and taught high school English and writing for 8 years in Southern California. She won the prestigious Rupert Hughes Award at the seminal Maui Writer’s Conference and First Place in the Southern California Writer’s conference for her one-act play, “The Man Next to Me”. She also won a very important award as Outstanding Teacher for her student’s literary prizes in writing - 1st thru 4th place – 4 years in a row at the 3 million student L.A. County competition.