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JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times best-selling and five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author, anthology editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He was named one of the Today’s Top Ten Horror Writers. His books have been sold to more than two-dozen countries.

He writes in several genres. His young adult fiction includes ROT & RUIN (2011; was named in Booklist’s Ten Best Horror Novels for Young Adults, an American Library Association Top Pick, a Bram Stoker and Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading winner; winner of several state Teen Book Awards including the Cricket, Nutmeg and MASL; winner of the Cybils Award, the Eva Perry Mock Printz medal, Dead Letter Best Novel Award, and four Melinda Awards); DUST & DECAY (winner of the 2011 Bram Stoker Award; FLESH & BONE (winner of the Bram Stoker Award; 2012; and FIRE & ASH (August 2013). His thrillers include The Joe Ledger Thrillers from St. Martin’s Griffin (PATIENT ZERO, 2009, winner of the Black Quill and a Bram Stoker Award finalist for Best Novel; EXTINCTION MACHINE, (2013; now in development for TV by Lone Tree Entertainment and Vintage Picture Company); PREDATOR ONE, 2015, and others. His first middle grade novel, THE NIGHTSIDERS BOOK 1: THE ORPHAN ARMY, was named one the 100 Best Books for Children 2015, with a sequel, VAULT OF SHADOWS debuting this year from Simon & Schuster. His standalone teen science fiction novel, MARS ONE, will debut in April 2017.

His horror novels include The Pine Deep Trilogy from Pinnacle Books (GHOST ROAD BLUES, 2006, winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and named one of the 25 Best Horror Novels of the New Millennium; DEAD MAN’S SONG, 2007; and BAD MOON RISING, 2008), as well as DEAD OF NIGHT, 2011 (named one of the 25 Best Horror Novels of the New Millennium) and its forthcoming sequel, FALL OF NIGHT, 2014. He also wrote the movie novelization, THE WOLFMAN, 2010, winner of the Scribe Award for Best Adaptation; and DEADLANDS: GHOSTWALKERS, an original novel inspired by the million-copy-selling role-playing game. He has also written the foreword to a new annotated edition of DRACULA from Writers Digest Books.

Jonathan and colleague #1 NY Times bestseller Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures) are writing a new series called X-FILES ORIGINS for teens. Kami will write the young Fox Mulder books, beginning with AGENT OF CHAOS; and Jonathan will write the young Dana Scully novel, DEVIL’S ADVOCATE. Both books were published simultaneously in January 2017.

Jonathan is the creator, editor and co-author of V-WARS, a shared-world vampire anthology from IDW, and its sequels, V-WARS: BLOOD AND FIRE, V-WARS: NIGHT TERRORS, and V-WARS. And he writes a best-selling monthly V-WARS comic. A board game version of V-Wars will be released in 2016; and the series is in development for TV by IDW Media.

He is also the editor of the dark fantasy anthology series, OUT OF TUNE (JournalStone), a series of THE X-FILES anthologies which launched in 2015; SCARY OUT THERE, an anthology of horror for teens; and the upcoming anthologies ALIENS: BUG HUNT, NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD (with George Romero), and ALTERNATE SHERLOCKS (with Michael Ventrella).

Jonathan was an expert on the History Channel documentary, ZOMBIES: A Living History. He will also be featured in That $#(!'ll Rot Your Brain: How the Monster Kids Transformed Popular Culture, a forthcoming documentary on horror movies directed by Robert Tinnell. And he was participated in the commentary tracks for NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED. He was a regular expert on True Monsters, a documentary series on H2.

His many 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 finalist for a Stoker Award; 2008); THEY BITE! (2009 co-authored by David F. Kramer); WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE (2010; Bram Stoker finalist; co-authored by Janice Gable Bashman); THE VAMPIRE SLAYERS FIELD GUIDE TO THE UNDEAD (2001, written under the pen name of Shane MacDougall); ULTIMATE JUJUTSU (Strider Nolan, 2001); ULTIMATE SPARRING (Strider Nolan, 2000); JUDO AND YOU (Kendall Hunt 1991); and many others.

He writes a variety of projects for various top comic book companies. His work for Marvel Comics included CAPTAIN AMERICA: HAIL HYDRA, BLACK PANTHER: POWER, DOOMWAR, WOLVERINE: FLIES TO A SPIDER, PUNISHER: NAKED KILLS, the NY Times bestselling MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN; as well as his own franchise within Marvel --MARVEL UNIVERSE vs THE PUNISHER, MARVEL UNIVERSE vs WOLVERINE and MARVEL UNIVERSE vs THE AVENGERS. He wrote the vampire miniseries BAD BLOOD for Dark Horse, which won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel in 2015; V-WARS and ROT & RUIN for IDW based on his bestselling novels. Adaptations of his short stories have appeared in EVIL JESTER COMICS and GRAVE CONDITIONS. All of Jonathan’s comic book collections are released as Graphic Novel collections within a month or two of individual comic publication.

Jonathan has published over a hundred short stories in a variety of genres: mystery, horror, thriller, science fiction, military fiction, fantasy, western, urban fantasy, humor and others. His collections include JOE LEDGER: THE MISSING FILES, 2011 from Blackstone Audio; HUNGRY TALES (2012) and TALES FROM THE FIRE ZONE (2012) and the forthcoming JOE LEDGER: SPECIAL OPS (2014, JournalStone), DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN and STRANGE WORLDS (Blackstone, 2015). Upcoming collections will include WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD (2016, JournalStone), THE WIND THROUGH THE FENCE (2016, JournalStone), and BENEATH THE SKIN: THE SAM HUNTER CASE FILES (2017, JournalStone). All of his short story collections have been sold to Blackstone Audio. His work also appears in the audio anthology LIAR LIAR from The Liars Club (released by Blackstone Audio in 2013).

He is one third of the hirsute pop-culture podcast THREE GUYS WITH BEARDS, along with Christopher Golden and James A. Moore. Their guests include authors, comic creators, actors, producers and filmmakers.

He is a frequent keynote speaker, guest of honor and workshop leader at genre cons, libraries, writers conferences and publishing industry events, including the Writers Digest Annual Conference, American Library Association, KeyCon, American Library Association, Optimist Club, ThrillerFest, Zombie Fest, Heather Graham’s Writers for New Orleans, Central Coast Writers Conference, Austin Teen Book Festival, Birmingham Comic Con, Children’s Book World, NeCon, Missouri Association of State Libraries, NY Comic Con, Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Sisters in Crime, Context, New York Comic Con, Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference, Confluence, Lucca Comics & Games, Diamond Comics Distributor Annual Conference, Phoenix Festival of Books, Tucson Festival of Books, Long Beach Comic Con, BackSpace, PennWriters, Dragon*Con, PhilCon, Horror-Realm, Kauai Writers Conference, San Diego State University Writers Conference, Wharton School of Business, Boucher Con, HorrorFind, ComicPalooza, Context, Liberty State Writers Conference, Monster Mania, Philadelphia Writers Conference, Balticon, Romance Writers of America, ZenKaiKon,The Write Stuff, Hypericon, AnthoCon, KillerCon, NAIBA, CondorCon, LunaCon, and many others.

Jonathan has sold more than 1,200 feature articles and 3,000 columns; as well as greeting cards, song lyrics, poetry, technical manuals, call-floor scripts, and two plays, including Tales from the Fire Zone.

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, as well as a jurist for the Edgar, Stoker, and Scribe Awards.

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. He is a board member of the River Union Stage, a professional equity theater based in Stockton, New Jersey. In 2006 he helped found the Wild River Review, a notable online literary journal.

Jonathan is a founding member of The Liars Club, a group of networking publishing professionals that includes celebrated authors Merry Jones, Gregory Frost, Jon McGoran, Ed Pettit, Dennis Tafoya, Keith Strunk, Don Lafferty, Kelly Simmons, Marie Lamba, Solomon Jones, Stephen Susco, Chuck Wendig, Janice Gable Bashman, Cordelia Biddle, Christopher Golden, James A. Moore, Scott Sigler, Amber Benson, Kathryn Craft, Peter Clines, Jake Bible, Del Howison, Jeff Marriott, Nancy Holder and Michael Boatman. The Liars Club works to support booksellers, raise awareness and support for public libraries, and cultivate a joy of reading and books. The late NY Times bestseller L. A. Banks was a founding member of the Liars Club.

Jonathan created the Writers Coffeehouse, a free three-hour open-agenda networking and discussion session for writers of all genres and levels of skill in multiple locations around the country each month. Jonathan has opened Writers Coffeehouses in Willow Grove, PA, Philadelphia, Asheville, NC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and elsewhere.

In February 2016 Jonathan had an award named after him and became the first recipient of The Jonathan Maberry Inspiring Teens Award, presented by the Canyon Crest Academy Writers Conference, the first free teen writers con in the country.

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, Act Like a Writer, Revise & Sell, Experimental Writing for Teens, and others. Many of his students have gone on to obtain representation and/or 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. He is the former Expert Witness for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office for murder cases involving martial arts; and he’s done extensive work for civil cases.

Jonathan and his wife, Sara Jo, to whom he dedicates all of his published works, and their dog, Rosie, live in Del Mar, California.

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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

DOGS OF WAR (Joe Ledger #9; Griffin)
MARS ONE (YA, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
X-FILES ORIGINS: DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (YA, Imprint)
X-FILES Volume 3: SECRET AGENDAS (IDW) -as editor
ALIENS: BUG HUNT (anthology, as editor; Titan)
THE NIGHTSIDERS: VAULT OF SHADOWS (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD (Short story collection, JournalStone)
NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD (co-editing with George A. Romero; Griffin)

ADULT HORROR NOVELS
1. Ghost Road Blues
2. Dead Man’s Song
3. Bad Moon Rising

ADULT THRILLERS
1. Patient Zero
2. The Dragon Factory
3. The King of Plagues
4. Assassin’s Code
5. Extinction Machine
6. Code Zero
7. Predator One
8. Kill Switch
9. Dogs of War
10. Deep Silence

ADULT SCIENCE FICTION
1. Dead of Night
2. Fall of Night
3. Dark of Night (with Rachael Lavin)
4. Still of Night (with Rachael Lavin)

MEDIA TIE-IN NOVELS
1. Ghostwalkers: A Deadlands Novel
2. The Wolfman

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS
1. Mars One
5. Rot & Ruin
6. Dust & Decay
7. Flesh & Bone
8. Fire & Ash
9. Bits & Pieces
10. Rot & Ruin: Broken Lands
11. Rot & Ruin: Lost Roads
12. Watch Over Me
13. Cold Cold Heart

MIDDLE GRADE NOVELS
14. The Nightsiders: The Orphan Army
15. The Nightsiders: The Vault of Shadows

SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
1. Strange Worlds (audio)
2. Darkness on the Edge of Town (audio)
3. Joe Ledger: Special Ops
4. Whistling Past the Graveyard and other stories
5. The Wind Through the Fence and other stories
6. Hungry Tales (audio)
7. Tales from the Fire Zone (audio)
8. Beneath the Skin
9. The Sam Hunter Case Files
10. A Little Bronze Book of Cautionary Tales

GRAPHIC NOVELS
1. Punisher: Naked Kills
2. Wolverine: Flies to a Spider
3. Black Panther: Power
4. Black Panther: DoomWar
5. Black Panther: Klaws of the Panther
6. Captain America: Hail Hydra
7. Marvel: Age of Heroes
8. Marvel Zombies Return
9. Marvel Universe vs the Punisher
10. Marvel Universe vs Wolverine
11. Marvel Universe vs the Avengers
12. Bad Blood
13. V-Wars: Crimson Queen
14. V-Wars: All of Us Monsters

ANTHOLOGIES (as editor)
1. V-Wars
2. V-Wars: Blood and Fire
3. V-Wars: Night Terrors
4. V-Wars: Shockwaves
5. Scary Out There
6. Out of Tune
7. Out of Tune Vol II
8. Baker Street Irregulars Vol 1 (with Michael Ventrella)
9. Baker Street Irregulars Vol 2 (with Michael Ventrella)
10. X-Files: Trust No One
11. X-Files: The Truth is Out There
12. X-Files: Conspiracy Theories
13. Joe Ledger: Unstoppable (with Bryan Thomas Schmidt)
14. Nights of the Living Dead (with George A. Romero)
15. Aliens: Bug Hunt
16. Kingdoms Fall
17. Hardboiled Horror

NONFICTION BOOKS:
1. Vampire Universe
2. The Cryptopedia (with David F. Kramer)
3. They Bite (with David F. Kramer
4. Wanted Undead or Alive (with Janice Bashman)
5. Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead
6. The Joe Ledger Companion (with Dana Fredsti & Mari Adkins)
7. The Vampire Slayers Field Guide to the Undead (as Shane MacDougall)
8. Judo and You
9. Ultimate Sparring: Principles and Practices
10. Ultimate Jujutsu: Principles and Practices
11. The Martial Arts Student Logbook

VIDEOS:
1. Fighting Jujutsu

BOARD GAMES:
1. V-Wars: A Game of Blood and Betrayal

100 Best Children’s Books, 2016 for THE ORPHAN ARMY

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

Winner, Bram Stoker Award for “Best Young Adult Novel” for DUST & DECAY

Winner, Bram Stoker Award for “Best Young Adult Novel” for FLESH & BONE

Winner, Bram Stoker Award for Best Nonfiction for THE CRYPTOPEDIA

Winner, Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel for BAD BLOOD

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

Bram Stoker Award nomination for Nonfiction for WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE

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

Winner, Nutmeg Award for ROT & RUIN

YARP Teen Choice 2012-2013 runner-up for ROT & RUIN

Winner, Cybils Award 2011 for ROT & RUIN

Winner, Eva Perry Mock Printz Medal for ROT & RUIN

Winner, Melinda Award - Best First Kiss for ROT & RUIN

Winner, Melinda Award - Best Character Development for ROT & RUIN

Winner, Melinda Award - Best Literary Boyfriend for ROT & RUIN

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

Bram Stoker Award Nomination - Best Nonfiction Books 2011 – WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults list - ROT & RUN

Winner, Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - ROT & RUN

Finalist, Horror Writers Association’s Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel - ROT & RUN

Winner, Cybils Award, YA Fantasy & Science Fiction- ROT & RUN

Winner, Mail Order Zombie Dead Letter Award: Best Zombie Novel- ROT & RUN

Winner, Connecticut Teen Nutmeg Book Award - ROT & RUN

Texas Lone Star Reading List- ROT & RUN

Winner, Missouri Association of School Librarians Gateway Award. - ROT & RUN

Arkansas Teen Book Award nominee - ROT & RUN

Winner, Melinda Award for Best Plot - ROT & RUN

Winner, Melinda Award for Best Character Development (Benny Imura)

Winner, Melinda Award for Best First Kiss (Benny & Nix)

Winner, Melinda Award for Best Literary Boyfriend (Tom Imura)

Winner, Mail Order Zombie Dead Letter 'Shambler Lifetime Achievement Award'

Nominated for ALA/YALSA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers- ROT & RUN

Finalist, Missouri Association of School Librarians' Gateway Reader Awards, grades 9-12. - ROT & RUN

Keystone to Reading Secondary High School Book Award (Pennsylvania) - ROT & RUN

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

Movie & TV rights via Dana Spector of Paradigm https://www.paradigmagency.com