David Machado (born 1978) is a Portuguese writer.
[1] Machado first gained renown for his books for children, two of which won literary prizes.
A Noite dos Animais Inventados won the Branquinho da Fonseca Prize in 2005, and O Tubarão na Banheira won the SPA/RTP Author Prize in 2010.
In addition, he has published several novels and a short story collection titled Histórias Possíveis.
In 2015, Machado won the EU Prize for Literature for his novel Indice Medio de Felicidade (Average Happiness Index).