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JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times best-selling and multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. His books have been sold to more than a dozen countries.

His novels include the Pine Deep Trilogy: GHOST ROAD BLUES (Pinnacle books; winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2006), DEAD MAN’S SONG (2007) and BAD MOON RISING (2008); the Joe Ledger series of action thrillers from St. Martin’s Griffin: PATIENT ZERO (2009, which was nominated for a Bram Stoker Best Novel Award and is in development for TV by Sony Entertainment), THE DRAGON FACTORY (2010; now available), THE KING OF PLAGUES (March 2011), ASSASSIN'S CODE (March 2012), VISITORS (2013); THE WOLFMAN (NY Times bestseller from Tor, based on the Universal Pictures film starring Benecio Del Toro, Emily Blunt and Sir Anthony Hopkins); the Benny Imura series of Young Adult dystopian zombie thrillers from Simon & Schuster: ROT & RUIN (Sept 2010), DUST & DECAY (2011), FLESH & BONE (2012) and FIRE & ASH (21013); and the forthcoming standalone zombie thriller DEAD OF NIGHT (Summer 2011)

His nonfiction works include: VAMPIRE UNIVERSE (Citadel Press, 2006), THE CRYPTOPEDIA (Citadel, 2007 –winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction; co-authored by David F. Kramer), ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead (Winner of the Hinzman and Black Quill Awards and nominated for a Stoker Award; 2008), THEY BITE! (2009 co-authored by David F. Kramer), WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE (2010 co-authored by Janice Gable Bashman), and THE VAMPIRE SLAYERS FIELD GUIDE TO THE UNDEAD (2001, written under the pen name of Shane MacDougall).

He writes a variety of projects for Marvel Comics involving CAPTAIN AMERICA, BLACK PANTHER, DOOMWAR, WOLVERINE, DEADPOOL, THE X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, the NY Times bestselling MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN, THE MARVEL UNIVERSE vs THE PUNISHER, and MARVEL UNIVERSE VS WOLVERINE. All of Jonathan’s comic book collections are released as Graphic Novel collections within a month or two of individual comic publication.

Recent short stories include “Pegleg and Paddy Save the World” (HISTORY IS DEAD, Permuted Press 2007), “Doctor Nine” (KILLERS, Swimming Kangaroo Press, 2008; and reprinted in THE STORIES (in) BETWEEN Edited by Greg Schauer, Jeanne B. Benzel, and W.H. Horner. Fantasist Enterprises, 2009), “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Greenbrier Ghost” (LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN STATE 2, Bloodletting Books, 2008), “Clean Sweeps” (AND SO IT BEGINS, Dark Quest Books, 2008), “Family Business” (THE NEW DEAD, St. Martin’s Press, 2010), “Like Part of the Family” (NEW BLOOD edited by Patrick Thomas and Diane Raetz, Padwolf Press, 2010), “Zero Tolerance” (THE LIVING DEAD 2, Night Shade Books), “Flint and Steel” (GI JOE: COBRA WARS, 2011), and “Saint John”(THE MONSTER’S CORNER, 2011, St. Martin’s). Jonathan also created several Joe Ledger short stories for the Internet: “Countdown”, “Deep, Dark” and “Material Witness”, available through his website. His essay, "The Predator Species" will be including in TRIUMPH OF THE WALKING DEAD (BenBerra/Smart Pop, Nov 2011).

Jonathan is the co-creator (with Laura Schrock) of ON THE SLAB, an entertainment news show in development by Stage 9 for ABC Disney / Stage 9. He was also a ‘blog correspondent’ on Sony’s zombie-themed web show ‘WOKE UP DEAD’; and a recurring character on Laura Schrock’s ‘IT’S TODD’S SHOW’.

Jonathan’s Big Scary Blog (www.jonathanmaberry.com) focuses on the publishing industry. Jonathan’s interviews include Sandra Brown, Gayle Lynds, Alafair Burke, Charlaine Harris, James Rollins, Harlan Coben, Jeff Abbott, John Saul, Jonathan Kellerman, Barry Eisler, CJ Box, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jack Ketchum, Tom Piccarilli, Dale Brown, Kevin J. Anderson, Joe Lansdale, Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Carrie Ryan, and many other best-selling authors.

Jonathan is a Contributing Editor for The Big Thrill (the newsletter of the International Thriller Writers), and is a member of SFWA, IAMTW, MWA, SCBWI, SFWA and HWA. He is a frequent guest at genre cons, writers conferences and publishing industry events, including ThrillerFest, Central Coast Writers Conference, Necon, San Diego Comic Con, Sisters in Crime, BackSpace, PennWriters, Dragon*Con, PhilCon, Horror-Realm, Boucher Con, HorrorFind, Monster Mania, New York Comic Con, Philadelphia Writers Conference, Balticon, The Write Stuff, Hypericon, Hypericon, KillerCon, NAIBA, LunaCon, and many others.

Jonathan was the Executive Director of the Writers Room of Bucks County (2005-06) and co-owner of the Writers Corner USA (2006-2009). Jonathan regularly visits local middle schools, high schools and colleges to talk about books, reading, publishing and the writing life.

Jonathan is a founding member of The Liars Club, a group of networking publishing professionals that includes celebrated authors L. A. Banks, Merry Jones, Gregory Frost, Jon McGoran, Ed Pettit, Dennis Tafoya, Keith Strunk, Don Lafferty, Kelly Simmons, Marie Lamba, Solomon Jones, Keith DeCandido, Sara Shepard, William Lashner, and Laura Schrock. The Liars Club works to support booksellers, raise awareness and support for public libraries, and cultivate a joy of reading and books.

On the last Sunday of every month Jonathan hosts the Writers Coffeehouse, a free three-hour open-agenda networking and discussion session for writers of all genres and levels of skill. The event is held at the Barnes & Noble in Willow Grove Pennsylvania.

Jonathan has been a popular writing teacher and career counselor for writers for the last two decades. He teaches a highly regard series of classes and workshops including Write Your Novel in Nine Months, Revise & Sell, Experimental Writing for Teens, and others. Many of his students have gone on to publish in short and novel-length fiction, magazine feature writing, nonfiction books, TV, film, and comics.

In 2004 Jonathan was inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame largely because of his extensive writings in that field. His martial arts books include Self-Defense for Every Woman (Vortex Multimedia, 1985); Introduction to Asian Martial Arts (Vortex Multimedia, 1986); The Self-Defense Instructor’s Handbook (Vortex Multimedia, 1990); Judo and You (Kendall Hunt, 1991); Ultimate Jujutsu Principles and Practices (Strider Nolan, 2002); The Martial Arts Student Logbook (Strider Nolan, 2002); Ultimate Sparring Principles and Practices (Strider Nolan, 2003).

Visit his website at www.jonathanmaberry.com or find him on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, GoodReads, Library Thing, Shefari and Plaxo.

BOOKLIST for THE DRAGON FACTORY by Jonathan Maberry
Mar 2010; St. Martin's/ Griffin, paperback, $14.99. (ISBN 9780312382490).
“Maberry’s follow-up to Patient Zero (2009) brings Joe Ledger and his team back with an even more intense story. A scientist with visions of changing the world begins genetic experiments on both animals and humans with the hope of finishing the work started by Josef Mengele during World War II. He uses connections in various world governments to try to destroy the DMS and Ledger. With no backup available, Ledger must try to eliminate the threat while staying one step ahead of his pursuers. This is like a video game on steroids mixed with The Island of Dr. Moreau. Maberry has done an excellent job of ratcheting up the action while downplaying the ick factor that sometimes runs through his earlier books. Expect this straight-ahead thriller to hook action-crazed readers and inspire them both to seek out the first Ledger book and eagerly anticipate the next installment.”

From BOOKLIST for THEY BITE: Endless Cravings of Supernatural Predators (Citadel, 9/09, isbn: 978-0806528205) by Jonathan Maberry and David F. Kramer
THEY BITE: Endless Cravings of Supernatural Predators by Jonathan Maberry and David F. Kramer: “Tales of vampires, hellhounds, werewolves, demons, and zombies fill this compendium of myth, purported truth, and pop-culture perspectives aimed at providing insight into the origins and motivations of such monsters….Instructive, fun, eminently readable, this is a perfect acquisition for Halloween or, for the Goths in one’s patron base, all the year round.” -BOOKLIST

“Jonathan’s lectures combine useful, practical information in an entertaining manner. He has a great sense of humor and an energetic, dynamic personality. He stays focused and doesn’t wander off on irrelevant tangents. His lectures consistently generate many questions from my students, which doesn’t often occur during my other guest lecturers’ presentations.”
Larry Atkins, Adjunct Professor
Communications Department at Arcadia University

“A natural born storyteller, you held the audience captive with your easy conversational style. It is clear you are a gifted orator by the entertaining and witty manner in which you delivered the material.”
-Eric Gressen, Adult Education Committee Chair
Congregation Kol Emet

“At Write Stuff 2005, the annual conference for which I was the chair, Jonathan’s sessions on query letters and brook proposals were the two best attended among our nonfiction offerings, and turned up several times on evaluations in the “best of conference” category. He is relaxed in front of a group, witty, and organized and delivers much useful information. He also covered two additional sessions when another of the speakers had to cancel due to illness. We are bringing him back in 2008 to be our keynote speaker.”
Kathryn Williams Craft
Write Stuff 2008 Program Chair
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group

“Several of my students remarked that they could listen to you indefinitely. Your comments on the joys and challenges of writing, and your up-to-the-minute marketing information always impresses and inspires everyone who hears you speak. Your most recent visit prompted my students to tell me they couldn’t wait to get home and start working on their manuscripts. Now that’s motivational speaking!”
Gretchen Haertsch, Professor
English Department
Arcadia University

“We enjoyed Jonathan's talk and found the information extremely valuable. He offered to critique query letters. The members who responded immediately rec'd great critiques and advice from Jonathan.”
Pattie Giordani, Vice President
Pocono Lehigh Romance Writers

"Jonathan Maberry is a dazzling public speaker. Vibrant, warm, refreshing, he regaled my graduate students with tales of the writer¹s life ‹ the unquenchable curiosity; the excitement of research, of discovering new ideas for articles or books, of constantly learning something new; the crucible of a daily regimen of discipline, tempered by the love of language and style; the challenge of catching the right editor¹s or publisher¹s attention; the persistence in never letting a good idea die and making sure that it sees the light of publication; the joy of getting published; and the recurring cycle of the creative process."
Frank D. Quattrone
Lecturer
Rosemont College
Graduate Program in English & Publishing

“Jonathan is knowledgeable and encouraging, and his classes facilitate experiences that are enriching, non-threatening, and fun!”

Nick Ladany, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Chairperson, Department of Education and Human Services
Lehigh University

“Meeting Jonathan has turned out to be an important milestone in my writing career. In about six months, he guided me through the process of turning a germ of an idea into a complete draft of my second book. How do I explain his ability to increase my focus and output? With one word: generosity. He literally pours out his knowledge and support as fast as I can absorb it.”
Jerry Waxler, M.S. therapist, workshop leader, and author of Four
Elements for Writers, How to Get Beyond Yes-But, Conquer Self-Doubt
and Inertia, and Achieve Your Writing Goals

“Jonathan Maberry's enthusiasm, coupled with a down to earth, realistic knowledge of the writing business makes his classes invaluable. I look forward to continued learning and success.”
Lisa Papp, children's book illustrator and author

“I took Jonathan's course in the beautiful setting of the Inner Artist retreat last Sept. (05). It was an incredible amount of help. Jonathan took me under his wing, allowing me to question him by e-mail with questions that arose. Before the course, I had zero sales in 1 1/2 years. My first sale came two weeks after the course. Since then I’ve sold over 20 stories and a novel. Jonathan's methods are direct and enduring and his manner is that of mentor rather than lecturer. I would recommend his course to anyone considering writing as a profession.”
Jim Gurley
Member of the Horror Writer's Association

I've had two workshops with Jonathan and one private consultation. He's the best I've seen and the best I've heard of. He's very kind, exceedingly creative, up-to-the-minute and state-of-the-art about the writing business.”
Abigail Martin
a.k.a. Abigail L. Rosenthal
Professor of Philosophy Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City
University of New York
Author: A GOOD LOOK AT EVIL (Temple, 1987) and CONVERSIONS; A
PHILOSOPHIC MEMOIR (Temple, 1994).

“Phenomenally motivating, encouraging, and uplifting—these words are not hyperbole when used to describe Jonathan Maberry. His ability to write and market his own material is so impressive as to seem superhuman, and this alone would make him inspiring to rub elbows with. But just as impressive is his generous desire to help others achieve their writing dreams. If you need a good-hearted taskmaster who will make you do your best work and overcome your resistance to marketing yourself, he’s your man.”
Janet Benton
Benton Editorial
Philadelphia, PA

BackSpace Writers Conference; ThrillerFest, Hypericon, Dragon*Con, NY ComicCon, San Diego ComicCOn, Balticon, Villanova University, LaSalle University, Philadelphia Writers Conference; PennWriters; Sisters in Crime; Pocono Lehigh Romance Writers; Philadelphia Free Library; Arcadia University; Temple University; Rosemont College; Noyes Museum; University of Pennsylvania Writers Conference; Horrorfind; Bucks County Community College; Montgomery County Community College; Philadelphia Community College; Bucks County Libraries; Montgomery County Libraries; National Writers Union; Ocean County Libraries

THE JOE LEDGER SERIES: Includes PATIENT ZERO (2009), THE DRAGON FACTORY (2010), THE KING OF PLAGUES (2011), ASSASSIN'S CODE(2012), etc. published by St. Martin’s Griffin. Joe Ledger is a Baltimore cop recruited by The Department of Military Sciences (DMS) a secret government organization to help stop terrorists who has exotic science-weapons. The series has been optioned by Michael DeLuca on behalf of SONY Entertainment.

THE BENNY IMURA SERIES: Includes ROT & RUIN (2010), DUST & DECAY (2011), FLESH & BONE (2012) and FIRE & ASH (2013) by Simon & Schuster Books for Children. A middle-grade series of dystopian adventures set fourteen years after a zombie apocalypse has reduced humanity to a few small fenced-in towns. Teenager Benny Imura learns the art of zombie hunting from Tom, a brother he despises; and in the process learns the value of what it means to be human.

DEAD OF NIGHT (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2011). A prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his consciousness awake while his body rots in the grave. But all drugs have unforeseen side-effects. Before he could be buried, the killer wakes up. Hungry. Infected. Contagious. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang…but a bite.

MARVEL COMICS: A variety of active projects including CAPTAIN AMERICA: HAIL HYDRA, a limited series beginning in January 2011 and scheduled for collection in hardback in July. MARVEL UNIVERSE VS WOLVERINE, the prequel to the sell-out hit series MARVEL UNIVERSE VS THE PUNISHER. Various other projects in development. Recent collections include DOOMWAR, BLACK PANTHER: POWER, KLAWS OF THE PANTHER, MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN.

NOVELS

THE WOLFMAN
Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Tor Books (Feb 2, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0765365162 / ISBN-13: 978-0765365163

GHOST ROAD BLUES
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Pinnacle (June 1, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0786018151 / ISBN-13: 978-0786018154

DEAD MAN'S SONG
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Pinnacle Books; 1st edition (July 1, 2007)
ISBN-10: 078601816X / ISBN-13: 978-0786018161

BAD MOON RISING
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Pinnacle; First edition (May 1, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0786018178
ISBN-13: 978-0786018178
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4

PATIENT ZERO: A Joe Ledger Novel
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 3, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0312382855 / ISBN-13: 978-0312382858

THE DRAGON FACTORY: A Joe Ledger Novel
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 2, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0312382499 / ISBN-13: 978-0312382490

THE KING OF PLAGUES: A Joe Ledger Novel
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 3, 2009)

ROT & RUIN
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (September 7, 2010)
ISBN-10: 1442402326 /ISBN-13: 978-1442402324

DUST & DECAY
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (2011)
ISBN-10: 1442402350 / ISBN-13: 978-1442402355

FLESH & BONE
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (2012)

FIRE & ASH
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (2013)

NONFICTION

THEY BITE!: Endless Cravings of Supernatural Predators
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Citadel (August 25, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0806528206 / ISBN-13: 978-0806528205

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead
Publisher: Citadel Press; First edition (September 1, 2008)
ISBN-10: 080652877X / ISBN-13: 978-0806528779

THE CRYPTOPEDIA: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange, and Downright Bizarre
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Citadel (September 1, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0806528192 / ISBN-13: 978-0806528199

VAMPIRE UNIVERSE
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Citadel (September 1, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0806528133 / ISBN-13: 978-0806528137

WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE
Publisher: Citadel (August 31, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0806528214 / ISBN-13: 978-0806528212

SHORT STORIES IN ANTHOLOGIES

HISTORY IS DEAD
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Permuted Press (December 1, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0978970799 /ISBN-13: 978-0978970796
Includes the story: “Pegleg and Paddy Save the World”

KILLERS
Paperback: 244 pages
Publisher: Swimming Kangaroo Books (September 15, 2008)
ISBN-10: 1934041661 / ISBN-13: 978-1934041666
Includes the story: “Doctor Nine”

SO IT BEGINS edited by Mike McPhail
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Dark Quest, LLC (May 22, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0979690153 / ISBN-13: 978-0979690150
Includes the story: “Clean Sweeps”

THE STORIES IN BETWEEN edited by Greg Schauer
Paperback: 306 Pages
Publisher: Fantasist Enterprises (November 20009)
ISBN-10: 097136088X / ISBN-13: 9780971360884
Includes the story: “Doctor Nine”

THE NEW DEAD edited by Christopher Golden
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (February 16, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312559712 / ISBN-13: 978-0312559717
Includes the story: “Family Business”

THE LIVING DEAD 2 edited by John Joseph Adams
Paperback:
Night Shade Books (September 2010)
ISBN-10 / ISBN-13
Includes the story: “Zero Tolerance”

COMIC BOOKS & PUNISHER: NAKED KILL
Publisher: Marvel Comics (April 2009)
ASIN: B002BP6EK2

WOLVERINE: THE ANNIVERSARY
Publisher: Marvel (March 2009)
ASIN: B0026SKE1Y
Includes the story: “Ghosts” by Jonathan Maberry

BLACK PANTHER #7
Publisher: Marvel Comics (August 2009)
ASIN: B002JVSU7S

BLACK PANTHER #8
Publisher: Marvel Comics (September 2009)
ASIN: B002NSPVNS

BLACK PANTHER #9
Publisher: Marvel Comics (October 2009)

BLACK PANTHER #10
Publisher: Marvel Comics (November2009)

BLACK PANTHER #11
Publisher: Marvel Comics (December 2009)

BLACK PANTHER #12
Publisher: Marvel Comics (January 2010)

MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN #3
Publisher: Marvel Comics (September 2009)

DOOMWAR #1
Publisher: Marvel Comics (February 2010)

DOOMWAR #2
Publisher: Marvel Comics (March 2010)

DOOMWAR #3
Publisher: Marvel Comics (April 2010)

DOOMWAR #4
Publisher: Marvel Comics (May 2010)

DOOMWAR #5
Publisher: Marvel Comics (June 2010)

MARVEL:INFECTED #1
Publisher: Marvel Comics (March 2010)

MARVEL:INFECTED #2
Publisher: Marvel Comics (April 2010)

MARVEL:INFECTED #3
Publisher: Marvel Comics (May 2010)

MARVEL:INFECTED #4
Publisher: Marvel Comics (June 2010)

GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTIONS

MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN TPB (Paperback)
By Fred Van Lente, David Wellington, Jonathan Maberry, and Seth Grahame-Smith
Paperback: 120 pages
Publisher: Marvel Comics (January 20, 2010)
ISBN-10: 078514238X / ISBN-13: 978-0785142386

MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN HC (Hardcover)
By Fred Van Lente, David Wellington, Jonathan Maberry, and Seth Grahame-Smith
Hardcover: 168 pages
Publisher: Marvel Comics (January 20, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0785142770 / ISBN-13: 978-0785142775

WOLVERINE: FLIES TO A SPIDER
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Marvel Comics (September 9, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0785135693 / ISBN-13: 978-0785135692

BLACK PANTHER: POWER
Hardcover: 120 pages
Publisher: Marvel Comics (March 24, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0785143122 / ISBN-13: 978-0785143123
(Collects Black Panther #7-12)

BLACK PANTHER: POWER
Paperback: 120 pages
Publisher: Marvel Comics (March 17, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0785138617 / ISBN-13: 978-0785138617

DOOMWAR
Publisher: Marvel Comics (2010)
ISBN-10: / ISBN-13:
Collecting DoomWar issues #1-5

MARVEL INFECTED
Publisher: Marvel Comics (2010)
ISBN-10: / ISBN-13:
Collecting Marvel Infected issues #1-4

Bram Stoker Award for "Best First Novel" for GHOST ROAD BLUES

Bram Stoker Award nomination for Novel of the Year for GHOST ROAD BLUES

Bram Stokder Award for Best Nonfiction for THE CRYPTOPEDIA

Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards Program - nomination for Best YA Novel - ROT & RUIN

Cybils Award 2011 for ROT & RUIN

Eva Perry Mock Printz Medal for ROT & RUIN

Melinda Award - Best First Kiss for ROT & RUIN

Melinda Award - Best Character Development for ROT & RUIN

Melinda Award - Best Literary Boyfriend for ROT & RUIN

Bram Stoker Award Nomination - BEST NOVEL 2011 - ROT & RUN

Bram Stoker Award Nomination - Best Nonfiction Books 2011 - Wanted Undead or Alive

Mail Order Zombie Dead Letter Award - Best Novel - ROT & RUIN

Melinda Award - Best Plot for ROT & RUIN

Heinzman Science Award for ZOMBIE CSU

Black Quill Readers Choice Award for ZOMBIE CSU

Bram Stoker Award nomination for ZOMBIE CSU

International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, 2003

Martial Arts Hall of Fame (USA), 2004

Expert Witness for Philadelphia District Attorney's Office for murder cases involving martial arts.

Expert Witness for civil cases involving martial arts.