Ken Atchity

Ken Atchity received his PhD in comparative literature from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. During his academic career, he served as chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at Occidental College, was a Distinguished Instructor at the UCLA Writers Program, and was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Bologna in Italy. As a best-selling author, Dr. Atchity has written fourteen books, including A Writer's Time and Writing Treatments That Sell. Using his multifaceted talents as a writer-mentor-editor-producer, the author founded AEI, a highly successful literary management firm specializing in author representation and movie production. AEI clients range from John Scott Shepard to Governor Jesse Ventura. Dr. Atchity's recent film production credits include Joe Somebody and Life or Something Like It. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.