A. J. Mayers

Anthony James "A. J." Mayers
Born (1987-06-19) June 19, 1987
Laredo, Webb County
Texas, US
Residence West Hollywood, California[1]
Nationality American
Alma mater

United South High School (Laredo, Texas)

University of Texas at Austin
Occupation

Marketing coordinator for Paramount Pictures

Novelist
Parent(s) Tony and Ruth Elizabeth Mayers[1]

Anthony James Mayers, known as A. J. Mayers (born June 19, 1987), is the marketing coordinator for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles,[2] and the author of four novels.

Biography

A native of Laredo, Texas, Mayers at the age of six began writing his personal thoughts in a spiral notebook, unknowingly providing the training for his later success as a novelist and storyteller.[3] He graduated in 2005 from United South High School within the United Independent School District in Laredo[4] and in 2009 from the University of Texas at Austin.[3] He received a scholarship through the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium in Austin.[5]

In August 2014, he released Black Sheep's Meadow, a crime drama.[6] His earlier books constitute a trilogy: Among Us (2011), Moonshadow (2012), and The Cosmos of Destiny (2013).[6] Moonshadow, the sequel to Among Us, is a story of aliens who live on Earth and a government agency willing to murder to keep their presence secret.[7] His next book will be entitled Final Boarding.[6] Mayers describes his craft of wordsmith as mentally draining and exhausting.[4]

Among the films that Mayers has marketed for Paramount are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which grossed nearly $66 million in its first weekend in August 2014;[4] Guardians of the Galaxy, Let's Be Cops, If I Stay, and The November Man.[8] Mayers was the production assistant for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.[2]

Mayers is a lecturer on the dangers of bullying, an issue in his own past.[4] In January 2014, he was named vice chair of the Viacom Employee Resource LGBT Group called "Emerge".[2]

In December 2013, Mayers was named by Mayor Raul G. Salinas as the second person to receive the honor of "Laredo's Outstanding Son".[2] In 2014, he was inducted into the "League of Legends" of the United Independent School District.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Anthony Mayers". beenverified.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "A. J. Mayers: Coordinator, International Media at Paramount Pictures". linkedin.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. 1 2 A. J. Mayers (2012). Moonshadow. Lulu. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-105-71514-3. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Judith Rayo, "A.J. Myers returns to school", Laredo Morning Times, September 13, 2014, p. 3A
  5. ↑ "Congrats to HSC Alum, A. J. Mayers, for his first publication". hispanicscholar.org. October 21, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Black Sheep's Meadow". aj-mayers.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Former Laredoan publishes second sci-fi novel". Laredo Morning Times. December 27, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "A. J. Mayers". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ Alex Meyer. "United South Legend Comes Home to Encourage Students". laredobuzz.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
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