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Eric Elfman[1] is an American author with a specializing in science fiction, fantasy, UFOs, and paranormal events. He has written over 14 books for young adults and middle-grade readers, including the Accelerati Trilogy,[2] which was co-written with Neal Shusterman, Almanac of Alien Encounters[3] (Random House, 2001), Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting, and Totally Repulsive[4] (Random House, 1994, an ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers[5]), and Very Scary Almanac[6] (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[7] 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[8]), the award-winning author Meg Medina (Yaqui Delgado), Barry Wolverton (Neversink[9]), Stacey Lee (Under a Painted Sky,[10] 2015), and various other storytellers.
As a screenwriter, Elfman has also written for DreamWorks, Universal Studios, Walden Media, and Disney.
Bibliography
edit- Series
- Accelerati Trilogy (with Neal Shusterman)
- Tesla's Attic (2014) ISBN 978-0606358958[11][12][13]
- Edison's Alley (2015) ISBN 978-1423148067[14]
- Hawking's Hallway (2016) ISBN 978-1423155218
- The N.O.A.H. Files trilogy (with Neal Shusterman)
- Accelerati Trilogy (with Neal Shusterman)
- Novels
- Noah's Ark (1999) ISBN 978-0787119508
- Collections
- Three-minute Thrillers (1994) ISBN 978-1565651388
- More Three-minute Thrillers (1995) ISBN 978-0679858058
- Super Three-minute Thrillers (1996) ISBN 978-0760703953
- Series contributed to
- Our town: a novelization (X Files) (1997) ISBN 978-0064471756
- Non fiction
- The Very Scary Almanac (1993) ISBN 978-0679844013[17][18]
- Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive (1994) ISBN 978-0679858058[19][20][21]
- Almanac of Alien Encounters (2001) ISBN 978-0679872887
- Beyond Genius: The 12 Essential Traits of Today's Renaissance Men (with Scott Griffiths; 2012) ISBN 978-1481702942
References
edit- ^ "About". Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "The Accelerati Trilogy by Neal Shusterman". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Almanac of Alien Encounters". Goodreads. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive: A…". Goodreads. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ SKUENN (March 2, 2012). "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "The Very Scary Almanac". Goodreads. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Ventana Sierra Writing Workshops". Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)". Goodreads. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Teens - Neversink - New Hampshire State Library - OverDrive". New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Under A Painted Sky – Stacey H Lee". Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Vane, Sharyn (February 16, 2014). "Children's Books: Leading children's authors will be appearing in Austin". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. pp. E1, E4. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Reutter, Vicki (March 1, 2014), "Shusterman, Neal & Eric Elfman. Tesla's Attic.(Children's review)(Brief article)(Book review)", School Library Journal, Library Journals, LLC: 148(1), ISSN 0362-8930
- ^ Bloom, Sam (September 22, 2014), "Shusterman, Neal, and Eric Elfman: Tesla's Attic.(Children's review)(Brief article)(Book review)", The Horn Book Guide, 25 (2), The Horn Book, Inc: 90(1), ISSN 1044-405X
- ^ Bloom, Sam (September 22, 2015), "Shusterman, Neal, and Eric Elfman: Edison's Alley.(Children's review)(Brief article)(Book review)", The Horn Book Guide, 26 (2), The Horn Book, Inc: 101(1), ISSN 1044-405X
- ^ "Goodreads: I am the Walrus". Goodreads. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Goodreads: Shock the Monkey". Goodreads. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Hand, Luci (October 25, 1993). "Time is right for scary tales". Vidette-Messenger. Valparaiso, Indiana. p. 6. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Bernheimer, Kathryn (August 31, 1993). "With these Halloween tales, it's fun to be frightened". The Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. p. 8E. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ "Kids' News: They're hiding under your bed ..." Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1994. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Krull, Kathleen (October 9, 1994). "A Children's How-To: Read your mom's mind, nauseate your friends". The Los Angeles Times. p. 13. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Garrett, Deborah (August 31, 1994). "A+ Booklist for Students". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 16. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
