Chuck Wendig

Chuck Wendig is a highly accomplished author, screenwriter, and game designer. He has written millions of words for roleplaying games, and developed the popular game line, Hunter: The Vigil, for White Wolf Game Studios and CCP. Wendig's work in the gaming industry has earned him recognition as a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

In addition to his work in gaming, Wendig is an accomplished author in the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. He has written several series of books, including the popular Miriam Black, The Heartland Trilogy, The Star Wars, Mookie Pearl, Atlanta Burns, Heartland YA, Blue Blazes, and Dinocalypse Trilogy series. Wendig's writing has also been adapted for the screen, with screenwriting credits for films such as This Guy, SmallSmall Thing (2013), and Pandemic (2011).

Wendig is also a prolific writer in the comics and games industry, having contributed over 2 million words to this industry. He has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and the cowriter of the Emmy-nominated storyline Collapsus. He is also known for his popular blog, terribleminds.com. Wendig was a member in the Sundanc’e Film Festival Screenwriter’s Lab in 2010 along with his writing co-writer Lance Weiler to represent Pandemic. He currently resides among the nature trails of Pennsyltucky with his wife, son and red dog. He works with Stacia Decker of the Donald Mass Literary Agency.

Apart from his work as a writer, Wendig is also a popular blogger and freelance writer. He writes about writing, creativity, and the publishing industry on his blog, terribleminds.com. Wendig's writing is known for its unique voice, dark humor, and unapologetic approach to storytelling. He currently lives in Pennsylvania with his family, where he continues to write and create in a variety of mediums.
Atlanta Burns Books
# Title Year
1 Atlanta Burns 2015
2 The Hunt 2016
Dinocalypse Trilogy Books
# Title Year
1 Dinocalypse Now 2012
2 Beyond Dinocalypse 2013
Double Dead Books
# Title Year
1 Double Dead 2011
2 Bad Blood 2016
Gods & Monsters Books
# Title Year
1 Unclean Spirits 2013
2 Mythbreaker 2014
3 Snake Eyes 2016
The Heartland Trilogy Books
# Title Year
1 Under the Empyrean Sky 2013
2 Blightborn 2014
3 The Harvest 2015
Journey To Star Wars: The Force Awakens Books
# Title Year
1 Aftermath 2015
2 Life Debt 2016
3 Empire's End 2017
Miriam Black Books
# Title Year
1 Blackbirds 2012
2 Mockingbird 2012
3 The Cormorant 2013
4 Thunderbird 2017
5 The Raptor & the Wren 2018
6 Vultures 2019
Mookie Pearl Books
# Title Year
1 The Blue Blazes 2013
2 The Hellsblood Bride 2014
3 Red Devils Rise 2015
Wanderers Books
# Title Year
1 Wanderers 2019
2 Wayward 2022
Zer0es Books
# Title Year
1 Zeroes 2015
2 Invasive 2016
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Book of Accidents 2021
2 Dust & Grim 2021
3 Black River Orchard 2023
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 The Wind Has Teeth Tonight 2014
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 Irregular Creatures 2009
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 Confessions of a Freelance Penmonkey 2011
2 250 Things You Should Know About Writing 2011
3 Revenge of the Penmonkey 2011
4 500 Ways to Be a Better Writer 2011
5 500 More Ways To Be A Better Writer 2012
6 500 Ways to Tell a Better Story 2012
7 The Kick-Ass Writer 2013
8 30 Days in the Word Mines 2014
9 You Can Do Anything, Magic Skeleton! 2023
10 Gentle Writing Advice: How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself 2023
Red / Dark Circle Graphic Novels
# Title Year
1 The Shield, Vol. 1: Daughter of the Revolution 2016
2 The Hangman, Vol. 1 2016
The Shield Single Issues Books
# Title Year
1 The Shield #1 2015
2 The Shield #2 2016
3 The Shield #3 2016
4 The Shield #4 2016
New World of Darkness Books (with Monte Cook, with Ari Marmell)
# Title Year
1 Vampire: The Requiem 2004
2 Armory 2006
3 Shadows of Mexico 2006
4 Monte Cook's World of Darkness 2007
The Sovereigns Books
# Title Year
1 The Sovereigns #0 2017
2 The Sovereigns #1 2017
3 The Sovereigns #2 2017
4 The Sovereigns #3 2017
5 The Sovereigns #4 2017
6 The Sovereigns #5 2017
Magnus Books (with Kyle Higgins, with Aubrey Sitterson)
# Title Year
1 Magnus #1 2017
2 Magnus #2 2017
3 Magnus #3 2017
4 Magnus #4 2017
5 Magnus #5 2017
Turok Books (with Aubrey Sitterson)
# Title Year
1 Turok #1 2017
2 Turok #2 2017
3 Turok #3 2017
4 Turok #4 2017
5 Turok #5 2017
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Adaptation Books
# Title Year
1 The Force Awakens: Volume 3 2016
Chuck Wendig Anthologies
# Title Year
1 World of Darkness: Ghost Stories 2004
2 The Bones: Us and Our Dice 2010
3 Feeding Kate 2012
4 Don't Read This Book 2012
5 The Malfeasance Occasional 2013
6 Trouble in the Heartland 2014
7 Exigencies 2015
8 Crimespree Magazine #64 2016
9 Nights of the Living Dead Anthology 2017
10 Death & Honey 2019
11 Grimdark Magazine Issue #27 2021