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1 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 the the L. Ron Hubbard "Writers of the Future" contest.

Dave Wolverton since became a judge for the L. Ron Hubbard "Writers of the Future" contest and has been doing it since 1991. In addition he did edit 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 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 Pseduonym 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.

2 Bibliography

2.1 Original Works

2.1.1 Essays/Articles

1. The Writers of the Future Decade ( 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an) - Originally published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume X
2. About the Writers and Illustrators of the Future ( 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja) - Originally published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XI

2.1.2 Novelettes

1. The Sky is an Open Highway ( 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day.) - Originally published in the July edition of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
2. My Favorite Christmas ( 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic.) - Originally published in Christmas Forever
3. We Blazed ( 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja) - Originally published in Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn
4. In the Teeth of Glory ( 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja) - Originally published in David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible
5. The Stone Mother's Curse ( 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan) - Originally published in Return to Avalon