ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Acclaimed author of Die Anne
and Harvest, ALAN WELKER has been delighting and terrifying audiences with his unsettling tales since receiving his first published byline back in 1997. He is from Washington State.
1980: Born in Tacoma, Washington.
1989: First set sights on becoming an author and wrote on a daily basis.
1992: Completed first novel length work of fiction.
1997: Received first byline for short fiction.
1999: Graduated from high school and moved to Southern California.
2000: Began training under visual artist Marc Wurmbrand at Crafton Hills College; selected as his assistant.
2000: Started job with event security firm working backstage at venues throughout the Los Angeles area.
2001: Mixed media work Composition 3 was selected for an exhibition with a Southern California fine art gallery.
2002: Landed first skateboarding sponsorship.
2004: First recording session with The Gratuitous - a punk band.
2007: Suffered career ending injury during a qualifying run for the Pro-Tec Am Jam (skateboarding competition).
2007: Founded Reject Skateboards in Venice Beach, California.
2008: Reject Skateboards folded.
2008: Relocated to Northeastern Oklahoma.
2012: Graduated from Northeastern State University with a BS in English Education.
2013: Began teaching English and Drama at Gore High School.
2014: Wrote what would become his first published novel, Drowning Rain, over the summer while renting a yacht on Lake Washington.
2015: Embarked on first national book tour.
2019: Retired from teaching.
2019: Hosted short-lived The 13th Story podcast.
2019: Relocated back to Western Washington.
2020: Began collaboration with Director Gino Alfonso.
2020: Became engaged with long-time girlfriend.
2021: Received green light for a film adaptation of Harvest.