Donald James MacHale (born March 11, 1955), known popularly under the pen name D. J. MacHale, is a writer, director, and executive producer. He has been affiliated with shows such as Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Flight 29 Down and Seasonal Differences.[1] MacHale is also the author of the popular young adult book series, Pendragon and Morpheus Road.[2]
[edit] Early life
MacHale was born on March 11, 1956 in Greenwich, Connecticut. During his time at Greenwich High School, he reportedly had multiple part-time jobs including washing dishes at a steakhouse and was on two sports teams (football and track).
Upon graduation, MacHale attended New York University and got a BFA in film production. He never enjoyed writing[3] until college, where his screenwriting teacher (Pat Cooper) changed his outlook.[4]
[edit] Awards
MacHale won the CableACE Award for his series Chris Cross and the Gemini Award for Are you Afraid of the Dark?.[5] MacHale won a Cableace nomination for The Tale of Cutter's Treasure, a Gemini nomination for The tale of the Dangerous Soup, a Writer's Guild of America nomination and a Director's Guild of America nomination for his popular kids TV Series, Flight 29 Down, and a Cableace nomination for Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, a book series.
[edit] Future
The books to be published under a new agreement with Simon & Schuster include:
- The Equinox Curiosity Shop is an action-oriented fantasy series for younger middle-grade readers set to launch in Fall 2009, which is about a toy shop that comes to life twice a year.
- The Morpheus Road Trilogy was launched on April 20, 2010.[6] The first book in the trilogy is called "The Light".[7] It is about a teenage boy who is haunted by ghosts. The second book in the trilogy is named "The Black". The title of the third book is "The Blood".
- The Monster Princess is MacHale's first picture book and features an ugly monster girl who lives in a cave beneath a castle and longs to become a beautiful princess.
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