D. J. MacHale

D.J. is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several television series, specials and movies that entertain both the young and the young at heart. He is a best-selling author who has published twenty five novels filled with adventure, science fiction and supernatural frights.

As co-creator of the Nickelodeon series: Are You Afraid of the Dark? he was the Executive Producer and Showrunner of 91 episodes while writing and directing dozens. The series received several Gemini and CableAce award nominations and won the Gemini for “Best Youth Series”.

D.J. wrote and directed the TV movie “Tower of Terror” for ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney based on the Walt Disney World theme park attraction. The Showtime series Chris Cross was co-created and written by D.J. He also served as Executive Producer. This series received the CableAce award for Best Youth Series.

D.J. created and was the Executive Producer and Showrunner for the Discovery Kids/NBC television series Flight 29 Down. Over three seasons he wrote every episode and directed most including the TV movie: “The Hotel Tango”. For his work D.J. received the WGA Award for excellence in writing as well as a second WGA nomination and a DGA nomination.

Other notable writing credits include several ABC Afterschool Specials and NBC Young People’s Specials; the pilot for the long-running PBS/CBS series Ghostwriter; and the HBO series Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective for which he received a CableAce nomination.

In print, D.J. has authored the ten-book series of adventure novels: PENDRAGON – Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space. The series spent 78 weeks on the NYT Bestseller list, reaching #1. The series has been translated into over 25 different languages. D.J. also penned the ghostly YA trilogy MORPHEUS ROAD and the YA Sci-fi trilogy The SYLO Chronicles. The charming picture book The Monster Princess was written by D.J. and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger.

While having several short stories in print, D.J. also published a collection of supernatural short stories titled: Beyond Midnight – Seven Peculiar Tales of Mystery and Suspense. Also in print, D.J. wrote the first installment of the popular science-fiction series Voyagers; and a series of supernatural novels titled The Library. D.J. also published an Audible Original fantasy-adventure titled The Equinox Curiosity Shop which was one of Audible’s first original audio books aimed at middle-grade readers.