Neal Shusterman

Neal Shusterman is the New York Times–bestselling author of more than fifty award-winning books for children, teens and adults, including Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award, Courage to Dream, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Scythe, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, the Unwind Dystology, which won more than 30 domestic and international awards, and the highly acclaimed novels Dry and Roxy, which he co-wrote with his son Jarrod. For his body of work, Neal won the 2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award and the ALAN Lifetime Achievement Award. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves.