A veteran and long-time resident of Los Angeles, Martin Ott is the author of eight books of fiction and poetry, including the forthcoming sci-fi novel Spectrum and poetry book Lessons in Camouflage, C&R Press. He has won the De Novo and Sandeen Prizes for his books Captive and Underdays, and his novel The Interrogator’s Notebook is currently being pitched as a TV pilot by Paradigm.