Early life and education

Dustin Warburton was born 15 December 1980 in New York. He grew up in New York and graduated in 1999 from Oxford Academy. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Writing and Literature and a Master's Degree in Education.

Career

He was first published as a senior in high school in 1999 when he was accepted to the New England Young Writer's Conference in Middlebury, Vermont. It is the oldest and most prestigious writing conference in the country. In 2002 he won a horror writing contest in Chenango County, New York. He is the author of three young adult/adult horror novels, and two childrens books. He recently finished his first feature screenplay LeftOver People, Co-written with Horror director Tibor Takacs. He is currently working as a writing partner with Zach Galligan in addition to writing fiction books.