John Kloepfer

John Kloepfer is an LA-based author, editor and screenwriter. He has published twelve middle grade novels with HarperCollins and developed book properties with Alloy Entertainment, now a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, he has edited the nationally best-selling YA novels Anna K and Anna K Away, pitched to major studios including Disney+ and Universal, and assisted with the development of multiple television and feature projects for HBOMAX, Netflix, Paramount+ and Apple International.

He earned his MFA in Screenwriting from Maharishi International University. He is now the Program Director for the David Lynch MFA in Screenwriting and Department Chair of the David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts.

He lives in West Hollywood with his wife and their two giant Newfoundlands, who always settle down for a nap whenever they hear the Twin Peaks theme song (which is quite often).