Rob Travalino
YA dystopian author

Rob Travalino is a Telly, Effie, Gemini, and Emmy Awards winner. He has been a creator, screenwriter, author, and marketing expert for twenty-plus years and has overseen, or contributed to, the development and realization of some of the world’s most powerful and lasting franchises.

As an independent content developer, Rob co-created and story-edited the Gemini Award–winning Alliance Atlantis TV show Dragon Booster, which aired on Toon Disney. Rob developed the Emmy Award–winning teen property Growing up Creepie for Mike Young Productions and Discovery TV. As a marketing executive, Rob oversaw the ideation and implementation of fully integrated and multi-platform content and brand initiatives for Lucasfilm, Hasbro, Warner Brothers, and many others. He also helped relaunch both the Transformers and Batman franchises for television.

His other books include “Over the Wall,” the gripping memoir of Kevin M. Hallinan, who before becoming head of security for Major League Baseball, lived a dramatic and history-making life of eye-opening law enforcement and counterterrorism firsts.