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第3回（1987年） Winner
Dave Wolverton
デイヴ・ウォルヴァートン
Deivu Woruvāton
別名:
John David Wolverton
ペンネーム:
David Farland（Used primarily for fantasy works from mid-1990s onward）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1957-05-28 （Springfield, Oregon）
- 死没
- 2022-01-14 （St. George, Utah） 64歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 居住地歴
- Springfield, Oregon → Monroe, Oregon → Provo, Utah → St. George, Utah
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Editor, Writing teacher, Professor, Game designer, Film producer
- 活動期間
- 1985年〜2022年
- 所属
- Writers of the Future, Brigham Young University, Saffire Studios
- 所属団体
- SFWA (presumed)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Mull, Jessica Day George, Eric Flint, Stephenie Meyer, James Dashner
- ノミネート
- Nebula Award Best Novelette (After a Lean Winter), Hugo Award (details unknown), Locus Award Best First Novel (On My Way to Paradise)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) | — | Unknown | — | — | United States |
| Brigham Young University | — | English | — | 1980年代 | United States |
Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho)
Unknown
国:
United States
Attended before transferring to Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
English
期間:
1980年代
国:
United States
Also served as creative writing professor (1999-2002)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Writers of the Future | On My Way to Paradise | Fourth Quarter First Place | Writers of the Future | Won |
| 1987 | Golden Pen Award | On My Way to Paradise | — | — | Won |
| 2009 | Whitney Award | In the Company of Angels | Best Novel of the Year | LDStorymakers | Won |
| 2009 | Whitney Award | — | Outstanding Achievement | LDStorymakers | Won |
| 2012 | International Book Award | Nightingale | Young Adult Novel | — | Won |
Writers of the Future
1987
対象作品:
On My Way to Paradise
部門:
Fourth Quarter First Place
主催:
Writers of the Future
結果:
Won
Golden Pen Award
1987
対象作品:
On My Way to Paradise
結果:
Won
Whitney Award
2009
対象作品:
In the Company of Angels
部門:
Best Novel of the Year
主催:
LDStorymakers
結果:
Won
Whitney Award
2009
部門:
Outstanding Achievement
主催:
LDStorymakers
結果:
Won
International Book Award
2012
対象作品:
Nightingale
部門:
Young Adult Novel
結果:
Won
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
On My Way to Paradise
1989年 Science fictionNovel expanded from the winning novella in Writers of the Future contest.
ParadiseFuture society
The Courtship of Princess Leia
1994年 Science fictionStar Wars expanded universe novel.
RomanceAdventure
The Runelords (The Sum of All Men)
1998年 FantasyFirst book in the international bestselling fantasy series that hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Endowment of powersMagicWar
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Runelords
Nightingale
2011年 Young adult fantasy thrillerAward-winning young adult novel.
LegendMusic
In the Company of Angels
2009年 Historical fictionWhitney Award winner.
HistoryAngels
作風・主題
- 文体
- Epic narrative styleDetailed world-building
- 頻出モチーフ
- Concepts of powerMagic systemsAdventure
健康
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Head injury and hemorrhagic stroke2022-01-13 - 2022-01-14Fatal, died on life support
評価・遺産
Renowned science fiction and fantasy author, Runelords series international bestsellers and NYT listed. Wrote 24 Star Wars stories. Mentored numerous successful authors.
大衆文化への影響
- Creator of Dathomir and the Nightsisters in Star Wars
豆知識
- In 1998, set world record for largest single-author book signing with A Very Strange Trip.
- Creator of Dathomir and the Nightsisters in Star Wars.
- His BYU creative writing class was later taught by student Brandon Sanderson.