Eric Elfman


Eric Elfman is an American writer interested in science fiction, fantasy, UFOs and paranormal events. He is the author of 13 books for middle-grade and young adult readers, including the Accelerati Trilogy which he co-wrote with Neal Shusterman. Among Elfman's other books are Almanac of Alien Encounters, Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting, and Totally Repulsive, and Very Scary Almanac.
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. Elfman has also presented writing advice at the Ventana Sierra Advanced Writing Workshop in Carson City, Nevada, directed by author Ellen Hopkins, and at the SCBWI San Francisco North-East Bay Writing Conference.
As a private writing coach, Elfman has worked with the New York Times bestselling author Veronica Rossi, the award-winning author Meg Medina, Barry Wolverton and Stacey Lee, and many other writers.