Kenneth (Ken) Manning has been involved with teens for more than thirty years as a professional teacher. He is the parent of two teenage boys. He pays attention to what teens like and writes books that reflect their interests.

Manning is a part-time photojournalist with the Vernon Morning Star newspaper specializing mainly in action-sports photography and writing. He is also a fulltime teacher of high school special-needs students.

He has published numerous booklets on computer use for the Okanagan University College, feature length articles, and photographic essays for local media.

Manning conducts book signings, workshops on book design for adults and workshops for teens on writing, editing, and publishing fiction. He is a doctoral candidate in the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies program at Gonzaga University.