He directed two short films which won him the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Awards. He has tried his hand on a lot of things such as film making, making games, film directing and writing music and stage plays, which portray his commendable versatility. Since then he has been winning accolades from organizations such as the International Reading Association and the American Library Association for his bestowal. His contribution to the world of creative writing, movie scripting and television has been invaluable. He has entertained people in a big way by writing short stories, plays, essays and poems. Within a year after his college, he signed his first book deal, and a screenwriting job. Very quickly, he climbed up the ladder as a professional writer and script writer. At the university he wrote an independent study program and a humor column that was very well taken by the students. He studied at the University of California, Irvine, majoring in psychology and theater. He can be defined as a person with clear concrete goals. History has seen that most great and successful people have converted their hobbies into their professions. He had once mentioned that by ninth grade, he had started taking himself as a serious writer. He took up this challenge and without any hassle, cleared it. The teacher challenged him to write one story a month to earn extra credits. When he was in his ninth grade, his capabilities were recognized by his English teacher. Since childhood he had been interested in literary works and began-writing at a very early age. He currently lives in South California with his four children. He was born and brought up in Brooklyn, New York. Neal Shusterman is a very well-known New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books.

Second book in scythe series