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Dave Wolverton

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John David Wolverton (May 28, 1957 – January 14, 2022), better known by his pen names Dave Wolverton and David Farland, was an American author, editor, and instructor of online writing workshops and groups. [1]

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  1. 66 relations: Algis Budrys, AML Awards, Association for Mormon Letters, Bantam Spectra, Brandon Mull, Brandon Sanderson, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University–Idaho, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Chaosbound, Creative writing, Eric Flint, Facebook, Fantasy, Galaxy Press, Historical fiction, Hollywood Book Festival, Hugo Award, Illinois, Internet Speculative Fiction Database, James Dashner, Jessica Day George, K. D. Wentworth, Kevin J. Anderson, KTVX, L. Ron Hubbard, Leading Edge (magazine), Locus (magazine), Locus Award, Locus Award for Best First Novel, Locus Award for Best Novelette, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Monroe High School (Monroe, Oregon), Monroe, Oregon, Nebula Award, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, On My Way to Paradise, Pen name, Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, Philip K. Dick Award, Provo Utah Temple, Real-time strategy, Scholastic Corporation, Science fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, Sons of the Oak, Springfield, Oregon, St. George, Utah, StarCraft: Brood War, Stephenie Meyer, ... Expand index (16 more) »

  2. Accidental deaths in Utah

Algis Budrys

Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic.

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AML Awards

The AML Awards are given annually by the Association for Mormon Letters (AML) to the best work "by, for, and about Mormons." They are juried awards, chosen by a panel of judges.

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Association for Mormon Letters

The Association for Mormon Letters (AML) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 to "foster scholarly and creative work in Mormon letters and to promote fellowship among scholars and writers of Mormon literature." Other stated purposes have included promoting the "production and study of Mormon literature" and the encouragement of quality writing "by, for, and about Mormons." The broadness of this definition of LDS literature has led the AML to focus on a wide variety of work that has sometimes been neglected in the Mormon community.

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Bantam Spectra

Bantam Spectra is the science fiction division of American publishing company Bantam Books, which is owned by Random House.

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Brandon Mull

Brandon Mull (born November 8, 1974) is an American author best known for his children's fantasy series, Fablehaven, as well as Dragonwatch, The Candy Shop War, the Beyonders trilogy, and the Five Kingdoms series. Dave Wolverton and Brandon Mull are American fantasy writers.

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Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. Dave Wolverton and Brandon Sanderson are American fantasy writers, Brigham Young University faculty and novelists from Utah.

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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States.

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Brigham Young University–Idaho

Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho or BYUI) is a private college in Rexburg, Idaho.

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Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Bryan Thomas Schmidt (born February 13, 1969) is an American science fiction author and editor. Dave Wolverton and Bryan Thomas Schmidt are American fantasy writers.

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Chaosbound

Chaosbound is an epic fantasy novel by American writer David Farland, the eighth book in his series The Runelords.

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Creative writing

Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes or with various traditions of poetry and poetics.

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Eric Flint

Eric Flint (February 6, 1947 – July 17, 2022) was an American author, editor, and e-publisher. Dave Wolverton and Eric Flint are American fantasy writers.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.

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Galaxy Press

Galaxy Press is a trade name set up to publish and promote the fiction works of L. Ron Hubbard, and the anthologies of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest.

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.

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Hollywood Book Festival

The Hollywood Book Festival is an annual book festival in Hollywood, California (LA).

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Hugo Award

The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Internet Speculative Fiction Database

The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) is a database of bibliographic information on genres considered speculative fiction, including science fiction and related genres such as fantasy, alternate history, and horror fiction.

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James Dashner

James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Dave Wolverton and James Dashner are American fantasy writers and novelists from Utah.

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Jessica Day George

Jessica Day George (born October 11, 1976) is an American author who lives in Utah. Dave Wolverton and Jessica Day George are American fantasy writers and novelists from Utah.

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K. D. Wentworth

Kathy Diane Wentworth (January 27, 1951 – April 18, 2012), known as K. D. Wentworth, was an American science fiction author.

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Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author.

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KTVX

KTVX (channel 4) is a television station in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, affiliated with ABC.

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L. Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author and the founder of Scientology. Dave Wolverton and L. Ron Hubbard are 20th-century pseudonymous writers and American fantasy writers.

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Leading Edge (magazine)

Leading Edge, formerly The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, is a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine first published in April 1981 and published at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

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Locus (magazine)

Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field, founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California.

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Locus Award

The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus, a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California.

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Locus Award for Best First Novel

The Locus Award for Best First Novel is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus.

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Locus Award for Best Novelette

The Locus Award for Best Novelette is one of a series of Locus Awards given annually by Locus Magazine.

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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus''.

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Monroe High School (Monroe, Oregon)

Monroe High School is a public high school in Monroe, Oregon, United States.

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Monroe, Oregon

Monroe is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States.

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Nebula Award

The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States.

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Nebula Award for Best Novelette

The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy novelette.

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On My Way to Paradise

On My Way to Paradise is a science fiction novel by American writer Dave Wolverton, published in 1989 by Bantam Books.

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Pen name

A pen name is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.

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Philadelphia Science Fiction Society

Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (PSFS) is a science fiction club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philip K. Dick Award

The Philip K. Dick Award is an American science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust.

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Provo Utah Temple

The Provo Utah Temple (formerly the Provo Temple) was a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Provo, Utah, just north of Brigham Young University (BYU).

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Real-time strategy

Real-time strategy (RTS) is a subgenre of strategy video games that does not progress incrementally in turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in "real time".

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Scholastic Corporation

Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, children, and other educational institutions.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, doing business as Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, commonly known as SFWA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of professional science fiction and fantasy writers.

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Sons of the Oak

Sons of the Oak is an epic fantasy novel by American writer David Farland, the fifth book in his series The Runelords..

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Springfield, Oregon

Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

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St. George, Utah

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StarCraft: Brood War

StarCraft: Brood War is the expansion pack for the military science fiction real-time strategy video game StarCraft.

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Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer (née Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer known for writing the vampire romance series Twilight, which has sold over 160 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. Dave Wolverton and Stephenie Meyer are American fantasy writers.

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Stroke

Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is the largest Latter Day Saint denomination, tracing its roots to its founding by Joseph Smith during the Second Great Awakening.

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The Courtship of Princess Leia

The Courtship of Princess Leia is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer Dave Wolverton, part of the Star Wars franchise.

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979.

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The Lair of Bones

The Lair of Bones is an epic fantasy novel by American writer David Farland, the fourth in his series The Runelords.

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The New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

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The Rising Force

The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton is the first in a series of young reader novels called Jedi Apprentice.

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The Runelords

The Runelords is a series of fantasy novels by American author David Farland (1957 – 2022) of which the first part was published in 1998.

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The Universe (student newspaper)

The Universe (formerly The Daily Universe) is the official student newspaper for Brigham Young University (BYU) and was started in 1956.

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The Wyrmling Horde

The Wyrmling Horde is an epic fantasy novel by American writer David Farland, the seventh novel in his series The Runelords.

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Thriller (genre)

Thriller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres, including crime, horror, and detective fiction.

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Tor Books

Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City.

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Whitney Awards

The Whitney Awards are awards given annually for novels by LDS authors.

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Wizardborn

Wizardborn is an epic fantasy novel by American writer David Farland, the third novel in his series The Runelords.

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Worldbinder

Worldbinder is an epic fantasy novel by American writer David Farland, the sixth book in his series The Runelords.

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Writers and Illustrators of the Future

Writers and Illustrators of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story and art contest that was established by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983 as Writers of the Future.

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See also

Accidental deaths in Utah

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wolverton

Also known as David Farland, David Wolverton, Freaky Flyday, Of Mice And Magic, The Wizard of Ooze.

, Stroke, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Courtship of Princess Leia, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, The Lair of Bones, The New York Times Best Seller list, The Rising Force, The Runelords, The Universe (student newspaper), The Wyrmling Horde, Thriller (genre), Tor Books, Whitney Awards, Wizardborn, Worldbinder, Writers and Illustrators of the Future.