W. K. Stratton

W.K. Stratton (William Kip Stratton) is an American writer, known for his historical non-fiction publications. Stratton lives in suburban Austin, Texas. (Note: This is not the actor W. K. Stratton from the television show Baa Baa Black Sheep.)

Early life and career

A native of Guthrie, Oklahoma, he graduated from high school there and attended the nearby University of Central Oklahoma (at the time known as Central State University), where he took at B.A. in English and an M.A. in English, with an emphasis on Creative Studies; he wrote a novel for his thesis.

To support himself through college, he worked as a newspaper reporter and editor on his hometown daily. He spent ten years as a newspaper journalist, including a stint on the Tulsa World.

He worked in politics as well, serving as Reading Clerk and as a press aide for the Oklahoma State Senate and was a voter education consultant for the Oklahoma State Election Board, which was affiliated with the State Senate. He also managed two political campaigns.