[stylist] July Monthly Telephone Gathering reminder- Award winningSF and Fantasy Writer David Wolverton - Farland

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From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
To: "writers nfb" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 8:31 PM
Subject: [stylist] July Monthly Telephone Gathering reminder- Award 
winningSF and Fantasy Writer David Wolverton - Farland

> Dear Writers Division member
>
> RE: Reminder Notice of our upcoming phone gathering and info about our
> special guest!
>
>
>
> Date: Sunday July 29th
>
> Time: 7:30 PM CT
>
> Phone number: 1-208-889-4300
>
> Code: 568839Pound
>
>
>
> Our special guest for this month's Gathering is an award winning Science
> Fiction and Fantasy writer, David Wolverton - Farland. Below I will paste 
> in
> what Wikipedia has on this author (We thank Kerry Thompson for assisting 
> in
> getting this gentleman lined up for us!):
>
>
>
> Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>
>
>
> Dave Wolverton
>
>
>
> Dave Wolverton (born 1957) is a science fiction author who also goes under
> the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. He currently lives in 
> St.
> George, Utah with his wife and
>
> five children.
>
> [edit] Career
>
> Dave Wolverton began writing during college and entered short stories into
> various contests. His career began in 1987 when he won the top award in 
> the
> L. Ron Hubbard "Writers of the Future" contest.
>
>
>
> Dave Wolverton became a judge for that contest in 1991. In addition, he
> edited the annual anthology before passing on the role to Algis Budrys.
>
>
>
> Other awards he has been nominated for include the Nebula Award in the 
> Best
> Novellette category for his short story After a Lean Winter. He has also
> been nominated for a Hugo Award.
>
> (In putting together  info about Dave, he wrote me with: However, my 
> latest
> novel, NIGHTINGALE, has won four awards in the last few weeks, and that
> probably isn't in the bio.)
>
>
>
> In the summer of 1998 Dave Wolverton broke the world record for the most
> book signings in one sitting, which he achieved with A Very Strange Trip.
>
>
>
> Under his Pseudonym David Farland, he writes fantasy, leaving his real 
> name
> for his science fiction novels.
>
>
>
> In his spare time Dave Wolverton is also a Boy Scout leader.
>
>
>
> Wolverton has also worked as an English professor at Brigham Young
> University.
>
>
>
> He is also responsible for the concept of "lurkers" in the well-known RTS
> (Real-time strategy) game Starcraft: Brood War.
>
>
>
> [edit] Bibliography
>
>
>
> [edit] Original Works
>
>
>
> [edit] Essays/Articles
>
> 1.The Writers of the Future Decade (1994) - Originally published in L. Ron
> Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume X
>
> 2.About the Writers and Illustrators of the Future (1995) - Originally
> published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XI
>
>
>
> [edit] Novelettes
>
> 1.The Sky is an Open Highway (1988) - Originally published in the July
> edition of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
>
> 2.My Favorite Christmas (1993) - Originally published in Christmas Forever
>
> 3.We Blazed (1995) - Originally published in Peter S. Beagle's Immortal
> Unicorn
>
> 4.In the Teeth of Glory (1995) - Originally published in David 
> Copperfield's
> Tales of the Impossible
>
> 5.The Stone Mother's Curse (1996) - Originally published in Return to 
> Avalon
>
> 6.My Favorite Christmas (2001) - Published in Leading Edge issue #41
>
>
>
> [edit] Novels
>
> 1.On My Way to Paradise (1989)
>
> 2.Wheatfields Beyond (1993)
>
> 3.A Very Strange Trip (1999), based on a story by L. Ron Hubbard
>
> 4.In the Company of Angels (2009)
>
>
>
> [edit] Short stories
>
> 1.The Sky is an Open Highway (1985) - published in Leading Edge, issue #10
>
> 2.On My Way to Paradise (1989) - Originally published in L. Ron Hubbard
> Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. III
>
> 3.After a Lean Winter (1996)
>
> 4.A Rarefied View at Dawn (2005) - published in Orson Scott Card's
> InterGalactic Medicine Show, issue #1
>
> 5.The Mooncalfe (2006) - published in Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic
> Medicine Show, issue #2
>
> 6.Sweetly The Dragon Dreams (2008) - published in Orson Scott Card's
> InterGalactic Medicine Show, cover story, issue #10
>
>
>
> [edit] Series
>
>
>
> [edit] Serpent Catch
>
> 1.Serpent Catch (1991)
>
> 2.Path of the Hero (1993)
>
>
>
> [edit] Benjamin Ravenspell Series
>
> 1.Of Mice And Magic (2005) Published by Covenant Communications
>
> 2.The Wizard of Ooze (2007) Published by Covenant Communications
>
> 3.Freaky Flyday (2009) Published by Covenant Communications
>
>
>
> [edit] The Golden Queen
>
> 1.The Golden Queen (1994)
>
> 2.Beyond the Gate (1995)
>
> 3.Lords of the Seventh Swarm (1997)
>
>
>
> [edit] The Runelords
>
>
>
> (Published under the pseudonym David Farland)
>
> 1.The Sum of All Men (1998)
>
> 2.Brotherhood of the Wolf (1999)
>
> 3.Wizardborn (2001)
>
> 4.The Lair of Bones (2003)
>
> 5.Sons of the Oak (2006)
>
> 6.Worldbinder (2007)
>
> 7.The Wyrmling Horde (2008)
>
> 8.Chaosbound (2009)
>
> 9.A Tale of Tales (2012)
>
>
>
> [edit] Mummy Chronicles
>
> 1.Revenge of the Scorpion King (2001)
>
> 2.Heart of the Pharaoh (2001)
>
> 3.The Curse of the Nile (2001)
>
> 4.Flight of the Phoenix (2001)
>
>
>
> [edit] Nightingale Series
>
> 1.Nightingale (2011)
>
> 2.Dream Assassin (Forthcoming)
>
> 3.Draghoul (Forthcoming)
>
> 4.Shadow Lord (Forthcoming)
>
>
>
> [edit] Pre-existing Series
>
>
>
> [edit] Star Wars
>
> 1.The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994)
>
>
>
> [edit] Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice
>
> 1.The Rising Force (1999)
>
>
>
> [edit] Gamebooks
>
>
>
> [edit] Star Wars Episode I Adventures
>
> 1. The Ghostling Children (2000) 2. The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker (2000) 
> 3.
> Capture Arawynne (2000) 4. Trouble on Tattooine (2000)
>
> [edit] Star Wars Missions
>
> 1. The Search for Grubba the Hut (1998) 2. The Hunt For Han Solo (1998) 3.
> Ithorian Invasion (1997)
>
> [edit] Interviews
>
> Interview at SFFWorld.com
>
> Interview on wotmania.com
>
>
>
> [edit] External links
>
> David Farland's Blog
>
> David Farland mini biography, latest news and Runelords book reviews
>
> Dave Wolverton at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
>
>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
>
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