Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021) was an Australian writer of books, television, and theatre.

Television

MacLeod was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Network Ten's The Comedy Company. He was a writer on the sketch comedy programs Fast Forward and Full Frontal. He was the script editor of Kath & Kim while the series aired on the ABC. As a break from sketch comedy he co-wrote five episodes of SeaChange with Andrew Knight. He co-wrote the animated children's series Dogstar which won him the inaugural John Hinde Award for science fiction in 2008. He also worked on series two in 2011 with co-writer Philip Dalkin. In 2008 MacLeod won the Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy at the AWGIE Awards.

Theatre

MacLeod was the writer of Call Girl the Musical, with Tracy Harvey which performed two seasons in Melbourne. With John Clarke, he co-wrote a musical adaptation of the children's book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, titled The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom.

Death

MacLeod died in Melbourne on 22 November 2021, aged 62, after some years of poor health.

Books and published works

MacLeod wrote the following story books for children and young people: