Todd A. Fonseca | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1966 Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | Marquette University (BS, MS) |
| Genre | Juvenile fiction, science fiction |
| Website | |
| thetimecavern | |
Todd A Fonseca (born October 3, 1966, in Mishawaka, IN) is a contemporary American author of Juvenile Fiction. He lives in Andover, Minnesota and is Vice President of Clinical Research and Technical Communications at Medtronic. [1] [2]
Fonseca began writing during his college years at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering. [3] [4] His first published work, The Time Cavern, was first released as a self-published title in June 2008. After winning a 2009 Indie Excellence finalist award, [5] Ridan Publishing released a second version of the book in October 2009. [6] In November 2011, the second book in the Aaron and Jake Time Travel Adventure - The Inverted Cavern - was released by Ridan Publishing. [7] The series is an inspired fusion of Fonseca's childhood experiences growing up near Amish communities in Northern Indiana and the natural curiosity he saw in his four boys. [8]
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