Eric Elfman Explained

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

• Series
  • Accelerati Trilogy (with Neal Shusterman)
    • Tesla's Attic (2014) ^[11]
    • Edison's Alley (2015)
    • Hawking's Hallway (2016)
  • The N.O.A.H. Files trilogy (with Neal Shusterman)
    • I Am the Walrus^[12]
    • Shock the Monkey^[13]
• Novels
  • Noah's Ark (1999)
• Collections
  • Three-minute Thrillers (1994)
  • More Three-minute Thrillers (1995)
  • Super Three-minute Thrillers (1996)
• Series contributed to
  • Our town: a novelization (X Files) (1997)
• Non fiction
  • The Very Scary Almanac (1993) ^{[14] [15]}
  • Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive (1994) ^{[16] [17] [18]}
  • Almanac of Alien Encounters (2001)
  • Beyond Genius: The 12 Essential Traits of Today's Renaissance Men (with Scott Griffiths; 2012)

Notes and References

1. Web site: About . 2024-03-05 . en-US.
2. Web site: The Accelerati Trilogy by Neal Shusterman . 2024-03-05 . www.goodreads.com.
3. Web site: Almanac of Alien Encounters . 2024-03-05 . Goodreads . en.
4. Web site: Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive: A… . 2024-03-05 . Goodreads . en.
5. Web site: SKUENN . 2012-03-02 . Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers . 2024-03-05 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en.
6. Web site: The Very Scary Almanac . 2024-03-05 . Goodreads . en.
7. Web site: Ventana Sierra Writing Workshops . 2024-03-05.
8. Web site: Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) . 2024-03-05 . Goodreads . en.
9. Web site: Teens - Neversink - New Hampshire State Library - OverDrive . 2024-03-05 . New Hampshire State Library . en.
10. Web site: Under A Painted Sky – Stacey H Lee . 2024-03-05 . en-US.
11. News: Vane . Sharyn . Children's Books: Leading children's authors will be appearing in Austin . 3 December 2018 . Austin American-Statesman . 16 February 2014 . Austin, Texas . E1,E4.
12. Web site: Goodreads: I am the Walrus . April 27, 2023 . Goodreads.
13. Web site: Goodreads: Shock the Monkey . March 19, 2024 . Goodreads.
14. News: Hand . Luci . Time is right for scary tales . 3 December 2018 . Vidette-Messenger . 25 October 1993 . Valparaiso, Indiana . 6.
15. News: Bernheimer . Kathryn . With these Halloween tales, it's fun to be frightened . 3 December 2018 . The Times Leader . 31 August 1993 . Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania . 8E.
16. News: Kids' News: They're hiding under your bed ... . 3 December 2018 . Chicago Tribune . 4 October 1994 . 1, 6.
17. News: Krull . Kathleen . A Children's How-To: Read your mom's mind, nauseate your friends . 3 December 2018 . The Los Angeles Times . 9 October 1994 . 13.
18. News: Garrett . Deborah . A+ Booklist for Students . 3 December 2018 . The Tennessean . 31 August 1994 . Nashville, Tennessee . 16.