Gary L. Blackwood

Though he's best known as an author of novels and nonfiction books (*The Shakespeare Stealer* series, *The Year of the Hangman*, *Second Sight*, *Bucket's List*), **Gary L. Blackwood** has also penned a dozen stage plays for youth and adults. **Dark Horse** won the Ferndale (CA) Repertory Theatre's competition; ***The Count of One*** was winner of the Festival of Firsts in Carmel, CA; ***Fateville*** took top prize at the Dayton FutureFest. His stage adaptation of ***The Shakespeare Stealer*** has been produced by most of the top children's theatres in the States.