Greg Farshtey

Gregory Todd Farshtey (born July 14, 1965) is an American writer, best known for his work on the Bionicle series of novels (2003–2010),[4] the Bionicle comics (2001–2010), and the Ninjago graphic novel series.

Greg Farshtey
BornGregory Todd Farshtey
(1965-07-14) July 14, 1965
Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.[1][2]
Occupation
  • Author
  • comic book writer
  • editor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materState University of New York at Geneseo (BA)
GenreFantasy fiction, Children's fiction
Notable worksBionicle
SpouseJackina (divorced)[3]
ChildrenAlexandria Marie Farshtey (2010)[3]

Early life

Gregory Todd Farshtey was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and grew up in nearby Monroe, New York and Stamford, Connecticut.[5]

In high school, Farshtey wrote and edited a weekly satirical newsletter, Lunatic News and World Report. After graduating with a B.A. in communications from the State University of New York at Geneseo,[1] he worked as a reporter and sports editor before securing an editorial position with West End Games.

Literary career

Over the next seven years, he authored or co-authored over 35 roleplaying game books and helped to create the Shatterzone and Bloodshadows roleplaying game universes. He also authored a handful of short stories: the anthologies Dragons Over England (1992), Strange Tales from the Nile Empire (1992), and Shattered and Other Stories (1994); and three novels: The River of God (1992), Hell's Feast (1994), and Demon's Dream (1996).

Farshtey joined the Lego Group in late 2000, where he wrote for the Lego Mania Magazine, Lego Club Magazine, Lego Club Jr. Magazine, and the Bionicle comic series.

Farshtey’s body of work is composed of novels and short stories written for Bionicle, Exo-Force, Hero Factory, and Ninjago. Farshtey is also widely credited as the story writer for Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009). Farshtey has also made numerous public appearances at San Diego Comic-Con, bookstores, and libraries.

Following the LEGO Group's discontinuation of the original Bionicle line of products in 2010, Farshtey intended to continue the story by writing online stories. However, Farshtey was unable to complete the project following the launch of Ninjago.

Farshtey was the editorial director at the Lego Company. On March 1, 2022, Farshtey announced on his LinkedIn account his departure from LEGO in July of that year after working for 22 years at the company.[6]

Farshtey is divorced and lives in Connecticut with his daughter and his cat.[3]

References
  1. "Greg Farshtey".
  2. "Farshtey, Greg - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie".
  3. "Greg Farshtey".
  4. "Greg Farshtey". fantasticfiction.co.uk.
  5. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=im0PXs8AwGE 2013 Interview
  6. The TTV Channel [@thettvchannel] (2022-03-03). "In an unfortunate turn of events, Greg Farshtey has been laid off from his job at LEGO. At 5:30 PM Eastern, we'll be streaming a very brief news video to give everybody the facts on what this all means for the BIONICLE community (ideal if you don't have time for longer vids!)" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-03-06 – via Twitter.
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