Tyson Abaroa: Mormon Author

Tyson Abaroa is the author of The Winnebago Chronicles, which includes his first book, The Fattest Mormon, which was awarded the 2017 Whitney Award. He is working on the second volume in the series and a mystery.

Abaroa was born in Provo, Utah, and reared in Gilbert, Arizona. As a member of the Marine Corps, he was deployed to Iraq and Africa. He also served as a missionary in the Chile Santiago East Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.