Alan C. Elliott is the author of over 25 books and numerous articles on history, innovation, ethics, and computing – as well as four textbooks, two picture books, stageplays, and a screenplay. Alan taught at UT Southwestern Medical Center for 30 years and at SMU for six years.

A Texas native, he’s been a speaker at a number of venues around North Texas including the Dallas Area Writers Group, Mystery Writers of America, Eastlake College, Texas A&M Commerce, The Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and FunEd. His topics tend to be writing nonfiction books and creative writing techniques.

In addition, he’s served on academic, civic, and community boards, including Executive Director of Baby Moses Dallas, a non-profit organization with a mission to prevent violence against infants. He also served as VP for  a community drama group(CrossWise Players), and founded the Dallas Area Writers Group (DAWG) to help writers achieve their dream of being published. He’s currently the PAL Coordinator for the North Texas SCBWI.

Alan’s latest books include Rescuing JFK: How Solomon Islanders Rescued John F. Kennedy and the Crew of the PT-109, Dreams That Built America, Willy the Texas Longhorn, Texas Ingenuity, and SAS Essentials: Mastering SAS for Data Analytics. He also cowrote and coproduced the movie “Angels Love Donuts.”