Mason Dakota's real name is Mason Powell. Mason was born at Fort Bragg Army base on January 3rd of 1995. Mason started writing fiction in middle school with a buddy writing silly fan fiction of their favorite superheroes. In his senior year of high school, Mason became serious about writing fiction when he started writing his Dystopian King Series.

Mason is the Teaching Co-Pastor at The Bluff Church in Poplar Bluff, MO. You can check out his messages by going to www.thebluff.church or checking out their Facebook page. Currently, Mason is working on creating a stream of nonfiction written under the name, Mason D. Powell.

Mason is happily married to a beautiful wife who shares his passion for making the world a better place. His wife, Jodi Powell, is also an author who writes illustrated children's books. They have one daughter and are expecting a second kid to be born int he summer of 2023