David Barclay Moore was born and raised in Missouri. Throughout his adolescent years, David kept mainly to himself and read too many novels and comic books.  

After studying Creative Writing at Iowa State University, Film at Howard University in Washington, DC and Language Studies at L’Universite de Montpellier in France, David moved to New York City on May 31, 1995. He had a degree, $500 in his pocket and a place to stay for two weeks.  

Over the years in New York, DBM has worked in different creative and writing capacities with: Sony StudiOne, DreamWorks TV, Barbra Streisand’s Barwood Films and @radical.media, among others. His work has appeared in Vibe Magazine, Callaloo and Blithe House Quarterly, and he has freelanced for the Associated Press.  

In 2010 David's documentary film "Realness" was selected for screenings at both NewFest in New York City and at the Director's Guild of America in Los Angeles during Outfest. An ITVS Queer X-Change workshop invitee during the summer of 2009, David was asked by ITVS to present his documentary project on homosexuality and the Black Church for development.

He was also a Semi-Finalist for the 2008 Sundance Screenwriters Lab and a 2006-07 Yaddo Fellow in Creative Writing & Film. He was selected as a 2002-03 Independent Feature Project / Project Involve Honoree for Screenwriting & Narrative and was a Grantee in the 2001 Artists Mentor Program at Film/Video Arts.

He has recently completed four manuscripts: a first novel, a short story collection and two Young Adult novels. His literary work is represented in New York by the Faith Childs Literary Agency.  

Finally, David is currently in production on another documentary, concerning success and failure among Black men, being made in part with funds from the Wellspring Foundation.  

David Barclay Moore is constantly trying to see the world differently.
  

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