David Anaxagoras

Notes, fragments, and strange signals from the edge of story.

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Welcome to the official media kit for David Anaxagoras, speculative fiction writer and author of The Tower. This page includes bio options, project info, images, and contact details for press, event organizers, or collaborators.

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When 12-year-old Kolby finds himself captive in the penthouse of a 75-story skyscraper with no memory of who he is or how he got there, he must work together with other young captives to unravel the mysteries of the tower before its ultimate, terrifying purpose can be fulfilled.

Praise for The Tower

★★★★★ “It’s spooky, it’s funny, it’s heart-warming, it’s creepy, it’s thrilling, it’s scary, and it’s so much fun!” — Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ “Great characters and characterization, a deep and disturbing mystery, and good narration make this a winner.” — M.E. Garber, Author/Goodreads

★★★★★ “The book is full of suspense and adventure that will keep you enthralled until the ending that you won’t see coming.” — Leah Orr, Author/Goodreads

Author Bio

Short (50 words)

David Anaxagoras is the author of The Tower, a middle-grade horror audiobook from Recorded Books. He writes speculative fiction about outsiders — usually kids — trying to make sense of a weird world.

Medium (100–150 words)

David Anaxagoras is the author of The Tower (Recorded Books), a middle-grade horror audiobook about kids who wake in a mysterious penthouse with no memories, no adults, and no way out. His short fiction has appeared in Lightspeed, Worlds of Possibility, Factor Four, and elsewhere. He created and co-executive produced Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, Amazon Prime Video’s award-winning coming-of-age series, for which he received a WGA award nomination. He holds an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. He currently resides in Texas (but not on purpose), where he writes full time, powered by cold brew coffee, 80s vinyl, and a healthy disregard for the impossible.

Long (200–300 words)

David Anaxagoras is a writer of strange, heartfelt stories about friendship, wonder, and survival—often for kids, always for humans. He is the author of The Tower, an original middle-grade mystery audiobook published by Recorded Books, and a growing body of short fiction in speculative outlets including Lightspeed, Factor Four, and Worlds of Possibility. His fiction often examines connection, care, and the resilience of outsiders in fantastical or broken worlds.

David is the creator and co-executive producer of Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, Amazon Studios’ first original live-action series for kids and families. The critically acclaimed show ran for three seasons and was praised by The New York Times as “smart and charming” and by Variety as “genuinely clever.” In 2016, David was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his episode “Gortimer vs. the Relentless Rainbow of Joy,” and the series went on to receive multiple honors from the WGA, Humanitas, and the Parents’ Choice Foundation.

After Gortimer, David joined the writing staff of Glitch Techs, the animated sci-fi adventure series from Nickelodeon and Netflix, which earned him recognition from the Muslim Public Affairs Council for advancing inclusive storytelling.

Originally trained in child development, David worked for years as a preschool teacher before earning his MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. That background continues to inform his work, especially his belief that stories for young readers deserve literary quality, emotional honesty, and room to be weird. He has taught screenwriting at The Loft Literary Center and served multiple years on the judging committee for the Humanitas Prize in Children’s Television.

In recent years, David has expanded into fiction publishing, with a focus on speculative short stories and a new series of post-apocalyptic novelettes about a boy who fixes robots in a crumbling world—stories born from a love of care, repair, and the stubborn persistence of hope. These themes echo his growing personal philosophy: that in a world shaped by systems of extraction and decay, care is resistance.

David lives in Texas but will always be a Southern Californian at heart. He builds his website by hand in plain text and publishes it without ads, trackers, or cookies. His favorite font is still the green phosphor of a CRT terminal, and his favorite stories are the ones that sneak up on you with unexpected heart.

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Downloadable Press Kit

You can download a full ZIP file of media assets here:

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Includes:

  • Author bio (MD + DOCX)
  • Author headshots (JPG)
  • The Tower cover (JPG)
  • The Tower info sheet (MD + DOCX)

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