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Wells, Dan, 1977-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1977-

Biographical History

Dan Wells (1977- ) is a Mormon author in Utah.

Dan Wells was born on March 4, 1977. He grew up in Utah as the son of two avid readers. His parents' love for books lead him to spend most of his days reading in libraries. This passion for reading followed him into college where he received a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in English with an emphasis in writing and editing.

He has worked as a marketing and advertising writer for local corporations and has volunteered on a small press in SF magazine working on The Leading Edge. He has written several books and short stories, his most famous being the John Cleaver series and the Partials series.

Dan Wells lives in Orem, Utah with his wife and four children.

Citation:
I am not a serial killer, 2009: t.p. (Dan Wells)

Wikipedia, 3 Aug. 2009 (born March 4 1977, American horror fiction author)

I am not a serial killer, 2010: ECIP t.p. (Dan Wells) data view (lives in Orem, Utah; first novel)

Wikipedia, WWW, July 6, 2011 (B.A., English, Brigham Young University)

fearfulsymmetry.net, July 6, 2011 (grew up in Sugarhouse, Utah; has worked as marketing/advertising writer, game reviewer)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dan Wells literary manuscripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8073
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts of fantasy fiction novels written by Mormon and Utah native author and Brigham Young University graduate Dan Wells. They include titles such as: I Don't Want to Kill You, I Am Not a Serial Killer, Partials, Fragments, Ruins, Full of Holes, Mr. Monster, Ones and Zeroes, Bluescreen, Deeper Into Chaos, and Bubonicon 44. Each manuscript was typewritten with some having annotations. Materials dated 2000-2016.

Dates: 2000-2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Dan Wells literary manuscripts

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