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 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.
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.
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