Author · born 1976
Chuck Wendig
Chuck Wendig (born 1976) is an American writer. Born in New Hope.
Our catalogue lists 5 books by Chuck Wendig, mostly urban fantasy, mythic fiction and horror. They span 2012 to 2018. The most-read is Blackbirds (2012).
Books by Chuck Wendig
Blackbirds
Chuck Wendig, Emily Beresford
The Cormorant
Chuck Wendig
Gods & Monsters
Chuck Wendig
Thunderbird (Miriam Black)
Chuck Wendig
Unclean Spirits
Chuck Wendig
Awards
- ✦Locus Awards 2026 — Best Horror Novel, The Staircase in the Woods (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2024 — Best Horror Novel, Black River Orchard (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2022 — Best Horror Novel, The Book of Accidents (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2020 — Best Science Fiction Novel, Wanderers (nominee)
- ✦Bram Stoker Awards 2023 — Novel, Black River Orchard (nominee)
- ✦Bram Stoker Awards 2021 — Novel, The Book of Accidents (nominee)
- ✦Bram Stoker Awards 2019 — Novel, Wanderers (nominee)
- ✦British Fantasy Awards 2022 — August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel, The Book of Accidents (nominee)
Biography
Charles David Wendig (born April 22, 1976) is an American author, comic book writer, screenwriter, and blogger. He is best known for his online blog Terribleminds, for his 2015 Star Wars novel trilogy Aftermath, the first book of which debuted at #4 on The New York Times Best Seller list and #4 on USA Today's best seller list, for which series he created the character of marshal Cobb Vanth. Wendig has additionally written comics for Dark Circle Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Marvel Comics, and VS Comics. He was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2013.