Daniel José Older is an American author, editor, and musician. He is best known for his young adult fantasy series Shadowshaper Legacy and Bone Street Rumba. He has also written several adult novels, including the award-winning Salsa Nocturna and Shadowshaper. His short fiction has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, and he is a two-time winner of the International Latino Book Award. He is also a co-founder of the Brooklyn-based multicultural performance collective, Ghost Star.