John Kloepfer

John Kloepfer serves as the Director of the MFA in Screenwriting Program and holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at the David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts, Maharishi International University. He completed his MFA in Screenwriting from the same institution and holds prior degrees from Amherst College (Literature/Film) and the University at Buffalo (Media Studies, cum laude).

His professional expertise spans

• Novel authorship (12 published middle-grade books with HarperCollins)
• Television development collaboration with his wife Jenny Lee (projects at MAX, Netflix, Paramount+, Apple International)
• Editing nationally bestselling YA novels (Anna K series)

Research interests include narrative structure in screenwriting, innovative storytelling techniques, and intersections between literary fiction and cinematic media. His creative work emphasizes character-driven stories with cross-generational appeal.