About

A. J. Thibault is an award-winning author, novelist & screenwriter. He has written over twenty-one screenplays, three novels, a blog, numerous articles and made a few short student films.

He is the author of the thriller “Deadly Serious,” and “Identity.” His paranormal mystery "Ghost Town" was a Category Winner in the 2021 American Fiction Awards and a category finalist in the 2022 Eric Hoffer Awards. He is the author of the thriller "Deadly Serious," published by Encircle Publications, and his work appears in the short story collection Eccentric Circles.


Through his foundation he has donated to causes focused on children’s health, education and financial literacy. He has worked in entertainment, software and the Internet including MCA/Universal, eBay, Financial Engines and iLobby.

He received his bachelors degree from Ryerson University and earned his MFA from UCLA’s film school. He currently lives with his wife and three children in Northern California.

Featured Work

Ghost Town

2020
20th Century man looking at ghost town.

Three strangers, three days, trapped in a ghost town 100 years in the past.

Brilliant but burned-out CIA operative Richard Hart has a midlife crisis. He wants out of the intelligence game for good. But he can’t resist his last and only opportunity to meet the legendary V.M. Moodbain, a grand CIA Chessmaster, who will do anything to keep him engaged.

When Moodbain does not show up for their rendezvous at the appointed time, Hart realizes he has been set up as a pawn in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. He finds himself trapped in a desert ghost town in a military experiment gone wrong, 100 years in the past.

And there is no way out.

Hunted by ghost riders and desperadoes, Hart must quickly identify what is real, or he will be confined forever to a living nightmare with the spirits of the past.

Other Works

  • Fast Track

    2024

  • Powder Stream

    2024

  • Gideon's Fault

    2024

  • Sense of Duty

    2024

  • Crash Site

    2023

  • Final Appeal

    2023

  • Hal, The Spud King

    2023

  • Abduction

    2023

  • Red Ink on Steel

    2023

  • Warm Body

    2023

  • Stage Fright

    2023

  • A Warm Winter Chill

    2023

  • Shadow Run

    2023

  • Deadly Serious

    2021

  • Policy Snacks: Noshing Your Way To Political Success

    2018

  • The Political Game: Engage and Transform Your Life From Apathy To Empowerment

    2018

  • How to Change a Law: A Do it Yourself Guide for the Average Person

    2016

Awards and Recognition

  • Ghost Town • Winner Horror: Supernatural/Paranormal, American Fiction Awards, 2021

  • Ghost Town • Finalist - Supernatural/Paranormal, Independent Author Network - Book of the Year Awards, 2022

  • Ghost Town • Medallion Honoree, B.R.A.G., 2022

  • Ghost Town • Category Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Award, 2022

  • Crash Site: Finalist, Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship - Season 3, 2020

  • Crash Site: Semifinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, 2021

  • Crash Site: Award Winner, Wiki Screenplay Contest, 2023

  • Crash Site: Award Winner, 52 Weeks Film Festival, 2020

  • Crash Site: Top 20%, Academy Nicholl Fellowship, 2021

  • Final Appeal: Finalist, SWN Screenplay Competition, 2020
  • Healing Time: Award Winner, Best Sci-Fi Script, Gold Star Movie Awards, 2021
  • Abduction: Finalist, New York Short Film And Screenplay Competition, 2017
  • Abduction: Award Winner, Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, 2020
  • Red Ink on Steel: Semifinalist, Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Festival, 2020
  • Hal The Spud King: Award winner, Best Feature Length Comedy Screenplay, Houston Comedy Film Festival, 2020
  • Hal The Spud King: Award winner, Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards, 2021
  • How to Change a Law • Finalist, 14th Annual American Book Fest, 2017

  • How to Change a Law 
• Runner-Up, San Francisco Book Festival, 2017

  • How to Change a Law • Finalist, 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Book Awards, 2017
  • How to Change a Law • Gold Medal Winner, Readers' Favorite Awards, 2017

Press and Media Mentions