Donald James MacHale, 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[2].
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Early life
MacHale was born in March 11, 1956 in Greenwich,CT. During his time at Greenwich High School, he reportedly had multiple part-time jobs 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].
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 movie series.
Future
The books to be published under a new agreement with Simon & Schuster include:
- The Equinox Curiosity Shop is a action-oriented fantasy series for younger middle-grade readers set to launch in Fall 2009.
- The Morpheus Road Trilogy is scheduled to release on April 20th, 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 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)
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
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Light-Morpheus-Road-D-J-MacHale/dp/1416965165/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259456881&sr=8-1
- ^ http://www.thependragonadventure.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15908&pid=710557&st=0&#entry710557
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