Tim DeRoche

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Tim DeRoche emigrated to California to attend Pomona College, where he studied English literature. He is the author of The Ballad of Huck & Miguel, an acclaimed modern-day retelling of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He has two new books coming out in 2019. Tim has optioned horror screenplays to Maverick Films (Twilight trilogy) and Haxan Films (Blair Witch). He has served as executive producer and writer of the children's science series Grandpa's Garage, produced by Turner. He has also written and directed short films appearing in film festivals in California, Kentucky, and Connecticut. A graduate of the PBS Producers Academy at WGBH in Boston, he also holds a certificate in feature-film screenwriting from UCLA. Tim lives with his wife Simone and two young kids in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles.