25 Facts About Dave Wolverton

John David Wolverton, better known by his pen names Dave Wolverton and David Farland, was an American author, editor, and instructor of online writing workshops and groups.

Dave Wolverton wrote in several genres but was known best for his science fiction and fantasy works.

Dave Wolverton has been nominated for a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award.

Dave Wolverton died in the early morning hours of January 14,2022.

Dave Wolverton lived in St George, Utah, with his wife at the time of his death.

Dave Wolverton's family moved to a farm in Monroe when he was six years old, where he grew up and graduated from Monroe High School.

Dave Wolverton met his wife, Mary, there, and they married in the Provo Utah Temple on June 22,1985.

Dave Wolverton began writing in 1985 during college, publishing the short story "The Sky Is an Open Highway" in the fall 1985 issue of The Leading Edge.

Dave Wolverton became a judge for the Writers of the Future contest in 1991 and was the Coordinating Judge and Editor at the time of his death.

Dave Wolverton's historical novel, In the Company of Angels, won the 2009 Whitney Award for best novel of the year, and was a finalist in the best historical novel category.

Dave Wolverton received an outstanding achievement award at the 2009 Whitneys.

Dave Wolverton has been nominated for other awards, including the Nebula Award in the Best Novelette category for his short story "After a Lean Winter".

Dave Wolverton wrote under his own name at the beginning of his career, changing to the pseudonym David Farland in the mid-1990s with the release of the first Runelords book.

Dave Wolverton chose the pseudonym in order to have a name more fitting for a Fantasy author and so his physical books would be shelved closer to customers' eye levels in bookstores, rather than on lower shelves as the last name Dave Wolverton had.

Dave Wolverton worked as an English professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University from 1999 to 2002, and held writing workshops for aspiring and established writers.

Dave Wolverton taught other writers such as Brandon Mull, Jessica Day George, Eric Flint, Stephenie Meyer, James Dashner, as well as others.

Dave Wolverton worked in the gaming industry and greenlit screenplays in Hollywood.

In 1998, Dave Wolverton started working part-time at Saffire Studios, helping create video games.

Dave Wolverton was responsible for the concept of "lurkers" in the well-known RTS game Starcraft: Brood War.

Dave Wolverton was working on a film adaptation of his Runelords series.

On January 13,2022, Dave Wolverton suffered from a fall, resulting in a severe head injury and a hemorrhagic stroke.

Dave Wolverton was on life support until he died early the next morning at the age of 64 in St George, Utah.

Dave Wolverton was buried in the Tonaquint Cemetery in St George, Utah.

Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Dave Wolverton edited the following anthologies:.

Dave Wolverton has been nominated for and won multiple awards for his various works.