About Me

Who IS this Bart King guy, anyway? Wait, since I’m him, I guess I can answer that. Let’s see: I love to read, I’m a longtime teacher and editor, and my writing’s been in literally hundreds of birthday cards.

Also, I’ve written 31 books, and one of them was once Amazon’s #5 overall bestselling title. Together, my titles have sold a million copies. And I’m delighted to say that my books have won the Oregon Book Award, the Newbery Award and the Pulitzer Prize in Literature!

(But remember, being “delighted to say” something doesn’t make it true.)

What else? I’ve been honored to be the keynote speaker at the Oregon Writers Festival a number of times. I have a Master’s degree in history, and I also write and edit books and articles about history and social studies.

Oh, and one more thing: I like turtles.

I am on Threads, Facebook, GoodReads, Bluesky, Instagram, and reluctantly, Twitter.

F.A.Q.s!

Have you been writing a long time?

No!

I always thought of myself as more of a reader than a writer. But that all changed at my 40th birthday party. I was having fun until I failed to pin the tail on the donkey. After drying my tears, I took stock of where my life was going. What did I want from it? What were my dreams?

So I set out on a quest to pin the tail on the donkey again . . . and FAILED. Crushed, I decided to try writing books instead.

And I . . . SUCCEEDED! (And next year? That donkey will be mine.)

If you’re interested in getting a signed copy of any of my books, It’s easy to do! All you have to do is contact me. And to figure costs, just take the list price of the book and add $3.50 for shipping and packaging.