Eric Elfman

Eric Elfman is an American writer with a special interest in science fiction, fantasy, UFOs, and paranormal events. He is the author of 14 books for middle-grade and young adult readers, including the Accelerati Trilogy, which he co-wrote with Neal Shusterman, Almanac of Alien Encounters (Random House, 2001), Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting, and Totally Repulsive (Random House, 1994, an ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers ), and Very Scary Almanac (Random House, 1993).

Elfman has been on the faculty of the Big Sur Children's Writers Workshop, sponsored by the Henry Miller Memorial Library and directed by Andrea Brown. He has also presented writing advice at the Ventana Sierra Advanced Writing Workshop in Carson City, Nevada, directed by author Ellen Hopkins.

As a private writing coach, Elfman has worked with the New York Times bestselling author Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky ), the award-winning author Meg Medina (Yaqui Delgado), Barry Wolverton (Neversink ), Stacey Lee (Under a Painted Sky, 2015), and many other writers.

As a screenwriter, Elfman has written for DreamWorks, Universal Studios, Walden Media, and Disney.