Joshua Patrick Dudley was born and raised in Hooksett, New Hampshire, and now resides in Manchester, New Hampshire. Son of Laurel Levesque and Michael Dudley and brother to Tamara, Meghan and Caitlin Dudley, Joshua believes in the power of family. Joshua has always been exposed to the arts and credits his mother with his aspirations of writing. She would always read aloud with him growing up and Joshua’s favorite fantasy land travel location has always been Oz.

His fascination and love for the stories of Oz started when he was just two years old. He, his twin sister and his mother shared his first viewing of the MGM classic, The Wizard of Oz. From that point on Joshua was obsessed with the magical land and its inhabitants.

By the time he was in his teens he’d found another love; the stage. After performing in over eighty theatre productions (four of which were Oz-themed shows), he decided to move to New York City and go to school for musical theater.

Upon his return, the family was struck with a great loss. His grandmother on his mother’s side, Lorraine T. Lamphere had passed away. Someday, he decided, he would find a way to forever commemorate his grandmother. Writing his first book was a perfect opportunity.

After the success of the first installment of Lost in Oz, Joshua began to plan a trilogy of Oz books and has since released his second novel, Rise of the Dark Wizard. The third and final installment of the Lost in Oz series can be expected in 2011.

Joshua feels it important to inform all readers that the four main characters of the story, including himself, are real-live human beings. His stories are told from his point of view (first person narrative) and Joshua says that’s the only way he’d tell them. He wants the reader to feel as though they are side by side and Joshua is speaking directly to them.

”Thank you to all of my amazing fans. There is nobody in the world I’d rather share my journeys through Oz with.”