D. J. MacHale
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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]
Early life
MacHale was born on March 11, 1956 in Greenwich, Connecticut. While in school, he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a poultry farm, engraving sports trophies and washing dishes in a steakhouse...in between playing football and running 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]
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.
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.
Finished Works
- ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series)
- The Tale of Cutter's Treasure (Movie)
- The Tale of the Dangerous Soup (Movie)
- Tower of Terror (Movie)
- Flight 29 Down (TV Series)
- Seasonal Differences (TV Series)
- Ghostwriter (TV Series)
- Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Movie Series)
- Pendragon: Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space (Book Series)
- East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Penned Adaptation)
- Chris Cross (TV Series)
- Morpheus Road (Book Series)
- The Monster Princess (Picture Book)
References
- ^ DJ MacHale :: Pendragon Adventure : Journal of an Adventure through Time and Space
- ^ Simon & Schuster: D. J. MacHale - Biography
- ^ thependragonadventure.com :: View topic - Frequently asked questions about D.J
- ^ Powells.com Ink Q&A - D. J. MacHale
- ^ D.J. MacHale
- ^ The Light (Morpheus Road): D.J. MacHale: 9781416965169: Amazon.com: Books
- ^ Blog « D.J. MacHale Books
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