Rob Roberge (born 22 June 1966) is an American writer, guitarist, singer, and writing and narrative theory professor researcher and developer.
Previous books include the story collection Working Backwards from the Worst Moment of My Life (Red Hen, 2010) and the novels More Than They Could Chew (Dark Alley/Harper Collins, 2005) and Drive (re-print, Hollyridge Press, 2006/2010).
A number of his plays have been staged in Southern California and Honest Pete, a short film he wrote, directed and edited has shown at a number of festivals He's a core faculty member at UCR/Palm Desert's MFA and has taught at several colleges and universities including University of California, Riverside; Antioch Los Angeles; and the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, where he received the Outstanding Instructor Award in Creative Writing in 2003.
He's a frequent guest writer and lecturer and has judged, among others, the Red Hen Story Prize and the University of Ohio/Athens PhD writing award.
Roberge has volunteered for a number of organizations, including 826 LA, various after school arts programs in Long Beach, CA, and Jail Guitar Doors.