Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author Kilpack in the For the Love of Arts Faire in Ogden
West Jordan, Uta. — The For the Love of Arts Faire two-day event will be held Aug. 9–10, 2024, at the Newgate Mall in Ogden, Utah. Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author W.D. Kilpack III of West Jordan is among the exhibitors taking part with a booth that will be open from 1-7 p.m. on Friday and Noon-7 p.m. on Saturday.
Kilpack said, "This event sounds like fun! It is being run by the same folks who ran the Itty Bitty Con and Cosplay Convention in June, which was awesome! So I expect no less! I look forward to meeting more people who have read my books, as well as making new friends. On top of that, I'll have some new and fun stuff to unveil about Pale Face development for the big screen!"
The For the Love of Arts Faire will include entertainment from 4-6 p.m. on both days.
Kilpack has published six novels to date, four in the epic fantasy New Blood Saga (Crown Prince, Order of Light, Demon Seed, and Rilari), the science-fiction novella, Pale Face, and new release, dystopian military science-fiction epic, Battle Calm. Between them, they have won 24 book awards and honors, including the International Impact Book Award, the International Firebird Book Award, The BookFest Award, Honorable Mention in L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future, Editor's Choice and Top Pick from BooksShelf.com, and runner-up finishes in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category of the Online Book Club's Book of the Year Competition. Pale Face has also recently been optioned for development into a Hollywood movie. All six are also available for sale through the For the Love of retail store.
Kilpack said, "I love hearing from my readers! Even one is great, but more is better! They send me pictures of themselves holding my books, send me social-media posts they made, and I am so thankful for all of their support. So I would love to meet more of them in person in Ogden! I would also love to meet some young, aspiring writers. If I could help some pursue their own literary passions, even just a little, then that's time well spent."
According to Fermented Fiction podcast (formerly Sinister Soup) co-founder, Clay Vermulm, Kilpack "works extremely hard on his craft [and] delivers a stunning blow to the belief that Indie-Fantasy is worth any less that its salt [with] well-crafted epic[s] with unique plot mechanisms, well-developed and believable characters, and a world grounded in the visceral and the real."
Mel Calvert, host of The Mel Calvert Show on CBS and co-founder of the Author Symposium, said, "Early on as a kid, I was hooked on sci-fi. Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein were my heroes and I lost hope of finding another author to assume their reins. Kilpack has assumed [their] crown with a majesty and a flair I had despaired of seeing again."
About Kilpack
Kilpack is an award-winning and critically acclaimed science-fiction and fantasy author, with works appearing in print, online, radio and television. He has been editor and/or publisher of 19 news and literary publications, both online and in print, with circulations as high as 770,000. He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Westminster University. As an undergrad, he double-majored in communication and philosophy, while completing the Honors Program. As a graduate student, he earned a master of professional communication with a writing emphasis. He was also a high-performing athlete, qualifying for international competition in Greco-Roman wrestling. For 25 years, he was a communication professor and a nationally recognized wrestling coach. He is an accomplished cook and has cooked nearly every type of food on a grill. He is happily married to his high-school sweetheart and is father to five children, as well as helping to raise five step-children. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he continues to live, consult and educate. For more information go to www.Kilpack.net.
