Julia Ecklar

Julia Ecklar (born 1964) is an American science fiction author as well as a singer and writer of filk music. Her written works include multiple Star Trek novels, written under her own name as well as the collective pen name L.A. Graf. The pen name L.A. Graf reportedly stands for "Let's All Get Rich And Famous."

Ecklar recorded numerous albums with the Off Centaur label in the early 1980s, including Minus Ten and Counting, Horse-Tamer's Daughter, and Genesis. Her Divine Intervention album, released in 1986, was the first filk genre release to combine orchestral and progressive rock arrangements. Ecklar's 2013 album, Horsetamer (produced by Michael Moricz), was her first solo album in 25 years.

L.A. Graf L.A. Graf is a pseudonym for the writing team formed by Ecklar, Karen Rose Cercone, and Melissa Crandall for the 1992 Star Trek novel #60 Ice Trap. For all later L.A. Graf novels, the writing team was a partnership between Ecklar and Cercone. L.A. Graf reportedly stands for "Let's All Get Rich and Famous". As L.A. Graf, Ecklar and Cercone wrote or contributed to over twenty Star Trek novels.