In 1981, Lawhead began to author novels, initially fantasy and science fiction, completing his first trilogy, the 'Dragon King trilogy'. The demise of Ariel Records in 1981 prompted the beginning of Lawhead's fiction-writing career. In 1980, Lawhead became the manager of the successful Christian rock act DeGarmo and Key and formed his own record company, Ariel Records. His professional writing career began with five busy years as an editor and staff writer for Campus Life magazine. During this time Lawhead also enrolled in a number of writing courses at nearby Wheaton College.

He graduated from Kearney State College in 1973 with BA in Art and then went on to enroll in Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. Lawhead met Alice Slaikeu in 1971, and married her in 1972. He paid his way through college largely through playing lead guitar in a college rock band named Mother Rush. In 1969, while at Kearney State College, he wrote a weekly humour column for the college newspaper and was a frequent contributor of poetry and short stories to The Shore Anthology and The Antler. In 1968, Lawhead graduated from Kearney High School and entered Kearney State College as an Art major. He was born to Robert Eugene Lawhead and Lois Rowena Bissell Lawhead at Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska. He has written over 28 novels and numerous children's and non-fiction books. Lawhead (born 2 July 1950) is a UK-based American writer known for his works of fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction, particularly Celtic historical fiction. JSTOR ( January 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.įind sources: 'Stephen R. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification.

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