David J. Peterson is a language creator, artist, and author. He's best known for creating languages for HBO's Game of Thrones, the CW's The 100, Syfy's Defiance, Marvel's Doctor Strange, the upcoming Dune film, Netflix's Bright, as well as Netflix's adaptations of The Witcher and Shadow and Bone. He's the author of Penguin's The Art of Language Invention, and a proud member of the YA Award Committee.