Dave Wainwright
Encyclopedia
Dave Wainwright is a British
science fiction
comedy
writer and is also co-founder, drummer, co-lyricist, and co-writer in the goth rock band Cauda Pavonis
. His first novel was published December 8, 2008. The book was originally self-published through a print on demand service on 19 August 2008 but was picked up for publication in October 2008. Dave's history in the realms of literature before that were LARP oriented. He spent 3 years editing and producing a LARP fanzine in the 1990s called The Heart of Adventure. Whist producing the fanzine and just after, he produced two LARP systems between 1996 and 1999. He also contributed to the first iteration of the Curious Pastimes
, Renewal
, LARP magic system in 1995—96
He is currently working on the second book in the MultiVersal HelpDesk series and is writing another LARP system.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
writer and is also co-founder, drummer, co-lyricist, and co-writer in the goth rock band Cauda Pavonis
Cauda Pavonis
Cauda Pavonis are a UK Deathrock band founded in 1998, by Su Farr and Dave Wainwright. Originally conceived as a 'dark romantic' experience, Cauda Pavonis broke onto the UK goth circuit supporting acts such as Star Industry and Inkubus Sukkubus...
. His first novel was published December 8, 2008. The book was originally self-published through a print on demand service on 19 August 2008 but was picked up for publication in October 2008. Dave's history in the realms of literature before that were LARP oriented. He spent 3 years editing and producing a LARP fanzine in the 1990s called The Heart of Adventure. Whist producing the fanzine and just after, he produced two LARP systems between 1996 and 1999. He also contributed to the first iteration of the Curious Pastimes
Curious Pastimes
Curious Pastimes is an organisation that runs one of the best known Live Roleplaying campaigns in the UK. CP is a private, profit-making company head-quartered in Moreton in the Wirral in Northern England...
, Renewal
Renewal
Renew or renewal may refer to:*Urban renewal, a function of urban planning*Renewal theory, a branch of probability theory*Renewal , a 2008 documentary on the religious environmental movement...
, LARP magic system in 1995—96
He is currently working on the second book in the MultiVersal HelpDesk series and is writing another LARP system.
Works
- The MultiVersal HelpDesk v1.0 (2008) Lightning Press/Legend Press ISBN 978-1849231459
- The Heart of Adventure LARP Magazine (1995–1997)(co-editor with Rik Jones) Issues 1-12
- MAGEHOME LARP - Player's Primer (2011) Magehome Publishing
- MAGEHOME LARP - Atlas of Fendrua 611 (2011) Magehome Publishing