DAVID MICHAEL SLATER
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
October 2026

ONE SENTENCE (19 words)
David Michael Slater writes fiction, nonfiction, and theater for children, teens, and adults, and lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY (74 words)
David Michael Slater is the author of more than forty books for children, teens, and adults. His work ranges from playful picture books and fantasy adventures to dark comic novels and nonfiction about education and public life. The Vanishing won the American Writing Awards' 2022 Fiction Book of the Year and was optioned for film by Chris Columbus's 26th Street Pictures in 2023. A retired public school teacher, Slater lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY (167 words)
David Michael Slater is the author of more than forty books for children, teens, and adults. His fiction includes the multigenerational tragicomedy UGLY, the Jewish coming-of-age novel Fun & Games, the historical fantasy The Vanishing, and the YA thriller Sparks. His books for children include The Boy & the Book, Cheese Louise!, and the Mysterious Monsters series. His nonfiction includes We're Doing It Wrong and Wingnuts.

The Vanishing won the American Writing Awards' 2022 Fiction Book of the Year and was optioned for film by Chris Columbus's 26th Street Pictures in 2023. Its UK edition, titled The Invisible Girl, is forthcoming from Black Spring Press Group on December 2, 2027.

Slater serves as fiction editor of JUDITH MAGAZINE. He also wrote the book and co-created the story for SHOCKED, a musical about Stanley Milgram and his obedience experiments, with composer and lyricist Ernest Ebell. He taught in public schools for thirty years before retiring. Born and raised in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, he now lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

