John F. McDonald is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, script adaptor and ghostwriter. He is a member of The Society of Authors in London, The International Screenwriters Association, and The Royal Shakespeare Company, and an alumnus of The London South Bank University.

His published novels include Tribe, Talking to God, Childeyes, and Otherwise Kill Me, with Absolution and Foreverland scheduled for publication in 2011.

An award-winning screenplay of his first novel, Tribe, is currently in production, and Talking to God and Foreverland are also being developed as feature films.

Mr. McDonald’s dramatic work has included stage plays that have been performed in London and Paris and also an award-winning TV drama. He has written award-winning graphic novel adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare and has co-written exposés and memoires with a variety of politicians, celebrities, and business-people.

Mr. McDonald’s work has been extensively reviewed and has attracted such comments as: “McDonald is an explorer of courage and a writer of immense talent” from Irish Times; “McDonald is comparable to Chuck Palahniuk, Anthony Burgess and even William Trevor” from Publishers Weekly; “Spirited, vivid, convincing, imaginative and poetic” from St. Petersburg Times; and “Impressive . . . sensitive . . . no stereotyping . . . emotions ring true” from Royal Court.