Eric Luper is not only an alumnus of the Rutgers One-on-One Plus Conference, but he is also a 1992 graduate of Rutgers University. He has been writing for teens since 1999, when he decided to stop fighting the youthful voice that was trying to make its way into his “grown up” books. Since then, he has written a bunch of books for young adults, some of which have actually been published, including Big Slick (FSG, 2007), which was nominated by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults; and Bug Boy (FSG, 2009), which was named by the Association for Literature for Adolescents as an ALAN Pick for 2009 as well as to the Indie Next List by the American Bookseller’s Association. Of Eric’s latest novel, Seth Baumgartner’s Love Manifesto (Balzer + Bray, 2010), Rachel Cohn (bestselling author of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) says: “Delightful, funny, and true, Seth and his manifesto will win your heart.” Eric’s fourth novel will be middle-grade and is slated for 2011.

Eric lives in Albany, NY with his wife and two children, but spends as many weekends as possible in nearby Lake George doing mountainey and lakey things.