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'''Jonathan Maberry''' is the multiple ''[[Bram Stoker Award]]''-winning author of ''[[Ghost Road Blues]]'', the first of a trilogy of supernatural thrillers published by Pinnacle Books. The series continued with of Dead Man’s Song in 2007; and will conclude with Bad Moon Rising (2008).
 
MaberryHe is a professional writer and writing teacher; and since 1979 he’shas sold more than 10001100 articles, seventeentwenty nonfiction books, six novels, as well as short stories, poetry, song lyrics, video scripts, greeting cards, and two plays.
 
Maberry is also a nonfiction author of some note. His early books dealt mainly with martial arts and self defense and include of Judo and You (Kendall Hunt 1990), of Ultimate Jujutsu (Strider Nolan, 2002) and of Ultimate Sparring (Strider Nolan 2003). Maberry holds an 8th degree black belt in Shinowara-ryu Jujutsu. In 2002 he was inducted into the International Martial Arts Hall of Fame by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council; and in 2004 was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
 
Maberry departed from martial arts writing and authored a number of books on the folklore and beliefs of the occult and paranormal. His breakout book was Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us and Hunger for Us (Citadel Press, 2006). ItHis wasnewer followednonfiction byworks TheTHE CryptopediaCRYPTOPEDIA: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange and Downright Bizarre (Citadel, 2007 –winner of the ''[[Bram Stoker Award]]'' for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction; co-writtenauthored withby David F. Kramer). Also scheduledScheduled arenonfiction [[Zombiebooks include ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensic ScienceForensics of the Living Dead]] (September 2008),; TheyTHEY BiteBITE! (2009) and VampireVAMPIRE HuntersHUNTERS andAND OtherOTHER EnemiesENEMIES ofOF EvilEVIL (2010).
 
Jonathan recently made a major three-book deal with St. Martins Press for a news series of bio-terrorism thrillers featuring action hero Joe Ledger. The first in that series, PATIENT ZERO, will debut in early 2009 and has received high praise from James Rollins, David Morrell, and other bestselling thriller writers.
 
Maberry is the Executive Director of The Career Doctor for Writers [http://www.careerdoctorforwriters.com/], which provides workshops, classes and editorial services for writers of all genres; and a founding partner of The Writers Corner USA [http://www.writerscornerusa.com/], a writers' education center that provides in-person and online classes in both the craft and business of writing.
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He is a writing teacher and conducts writing workshops for both fiction and nonfiction; and tours libraries, bookstores, and writing groups giving his lectures to packed houses.
Maberry is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, where his most common lecture topica are "The Art of the Book Pitch", "Nuts and Bolts of the Writing Business", and "Writing Fight and Action Scenes".
 
Jonathan is frequent writers conference speaker and has appeared at PennWriters, PhilCon, HorrorFind, BackSpace, Monster Mania, Philadelphia Writers Conference The World Horror Convention, LunaCon, Dragon*Con, Wildwood Writers Conference, University of Pennsylvania Writers Conference, and many others. In 2008 he was the keynote speaker for the Write Stuff writers conference in Allentown, PA, (hosted by Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group) and the Sisters in Crime symposium in New Jersey. where his most common lecture topica are "The Art of the Book Pitch", "Nuts and Bolts of the Writing Business", and "Writing Fight and Action Scenes".
In September 2007 Jonathan Maberry began publishing an upscale horror magazine, The Cryptopedia Magazine, with David F. Kramer as his editor.
 
 
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