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Collings, Michaelbrent

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1974-

Biography

Michaelbrent Collings (1974- ) is a horror/romance novelist and screenwriter residing in Idaho.

Michaelbrent Collings was born on October 25, 1974. He attended Pepperdine University and became a construction contract dispute litagator. His first book, Run, was self-published on Amazon in 2010. Since then, he has published over 20 other novels, including western romances under the name Angelica Hart, the first of which was published in 2017. His books The Deep and The Ridealong were finalists for the Bram Stoker Award in 2016; This Darkness Light and The Longest Con were finalists for the Whitney Awards in 2014 and 2017. He holds the record for having the most screenplays move on to quarterfinals and semifinals in the Acadamy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting in a single year. The scripts for Barricade and Darkroom went on to become movies in 2012 and 2013. In January of 2019, he gave a TEDx talk in Rexburg. Collings is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served a mission in Paraguay from 1993-1995.

Citation:
UPB files, July 18, 2019 (residence, birthdate)

Wikipedia, July 18, 2019 (early biographical information, book information)

Personal website, July 18, 2019 (TEDx talk, screenplay information)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Michaelbrent Collings literary papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9362
Scope and Contents

Collection contains materials pertaining to the work of Latter-day Saint author Michaelbrent Collings, including s materials on his screenwriting, research notes, and promotional materials. Dated approximately 1996 to 2019.

Dates: approximately 1996-2019
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Michaelbrent Collings literary papers

Michaelbrent Collings personal papers, 2015

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239125872], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 9362 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains include a photograph of the Collings family.

Dates: 2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9362, Michaelbrent Collings literary papers

Michaelbrent Collings promotional papers, approximately 1995-2019

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239125872], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 9362 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains promotional materials, includingand include advertisements for Collings's books, speeches and writing course.

Dates: approximately 1995-2019
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9362, Michaelbrent Collings literary papers

Michaelbrent Collings screenplays, approximately 1996-1998

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197239125872], Folder: 1-3
Identifier: MSS 9362 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include screenplays by Collings, including "Waiting to Fly," "Love Never Dies," and "Friends to the End."

Dates: approximately 1996-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9362, Michaelbrent Collings literary papers

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