Tony M. DiTerlizzi is an acclaimed American fantasy artist, children's book creator, and motion picture producer, born on September 6, 1969. He is best known in the gaming industry for his work in the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering and the Planescape product line for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

DiTerlizzi is the co-creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles series with Holly Black. This series has sold over 20 million copies, been adapted into a feature film, and reimagined as an Emmy Award-winning television series for the Roku Channel. He served as an executive producer on the 2008 film adaptation of the series.

His works include whimsical picture books like The Spider & The Fly, which won a Caldecott Honor, and timeless tales such as Kenny & The Dragon. His bestselling science-fiction trilogy, WondLa, has been adapted by Skydance Animation and is available on Apple TV+.

Before his career in children's literature, DiTerlizzi was instrumental in defining the iconic visual style of the Planescape game setting for Dungeons & Dragons. His vivid storytelling extends to a retelling of the Star Wars saga for Lucasfilm and a collaboration with Mo Willems on The Story of Diva & Flea.

In 2018, the Norman Rockwell Museum honored DiTerlizzi's career with a record-breaking retrospective exhibition, Never Abandon Imagination. His work has been spotlighted by various media outlets including Time, USA Today, CNN, PBS, NPR, the BBC, and The Today Show.

"Imagination is a world of possibility that exists within each of us," DiTerlizzi says. "Imagination empowers us to envision and create a reality of what could be. We must hold it dear, foster it and never abandon it."