Austrian-born Hans Bauer is the co-author of Fishtale, the children’s adventure novel that reached #4 on Amazon's Children’s Bestseller List. Fishtale received the 2013 Austin Waldorf Children’s Choice Award. Bauer is also the writer of Anaconda: The Writer’s Cut, based on his original screenplay. He is the editor of In the Beginning: Great Opening Lines From Your Favorite Books. As a screenwriter, he is the creator of the Anaconda film franchise and has several additional films to his credit (Titan A.E., The Flock, and Highwaymen, among others). Beyond writing, he is a creator of photo-based art and has been the subject of solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin, Texas.. Hans divides his time between Los Angeles and the beautiful Texas Hill Country.