Christopher Reed is a screenwriter, novelist and playwright. His screenwriting credits include THE SIXTH MAN (Touchstone Pictures) and YOU WISH (Disney channel) for which he was a Humanitas Award finalist. He is the author of two novels, THE BIG SCRATCH (Ballantine Books/Bastei Lubbe) and THE BLACK CLAW. He has written screenplays for Disney Animation, Sony Pictures and Nickelodeon, often teaming with his wife and writing partner, Cynthia Carle. His plays have been performed in various cities across the country, and he recently wrote a feature animation screenplay for the Chinese company Mili Pictures Worldwide. He is also a screenwriting consultant and teaches screenwriting for The Writing Pad, Inc. in Los Angeles.