Laura Ohata is an award-winning freelance journalist, author, screenwriter and editor. A two-time recipient of the Houston Press Club Lone Star Award, 2010 for Deep in the Heart, and 2008 for "What It's Like," Ohata has written for Austin Monthly, Good Life and Austin Family magazines. A specialist in narrative fiction and non-fiction, Ohata enjoys writing about filmmakers, authors, entrepreneurs, video game designers, artists and architects. She is proficient in Japanese and Spanish.