Orson Scott Card biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Orson Scott Card

Author Name:

Orson Scott Card

Born As:

Other Names:

Pseudomyms Frederick Bliss, P.Q. Gump, Byron Walley, Brian Green, Dinah Kirkham, Noam D. Pellume, and Scott Richards.

Born:

24 Aug 1951

Died:





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Selected works:

Stories by Byron Walley:

Gert Fram - Ensign magazine - 1977
Bicicleta - Friend magazine - 1977
The Best Family Home Evening Ever - Friend magazine - J1978
Billy's Box - Friend magazine - 1978
I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy - New Era magazine - May 1979
Middle Woman - Dragons of Darkness - Ace Books - 1982

Brian Green:

The name Brian Green was also used by Card in the July 1977 fine arts issue of Ensign magazine. He used this name for his short play The Rag Mission because he had three other pieces appearing in the same issue.
Dinah Kirkham
The name Dinah Kirkham was used to write the short story The Best Day - in 1984

Noam D. Pellume:

The name Noam D. Pellume was used by Card for his short story Damn Fine Novel which appeared in the October 1989 issue of The Green Pages. Nom de plume is the French term for pen name or pseudonym.
Scott Richards

Card wrote the novel Zanna's Gift - 2004 under the pen name Scott Richards, saying, I was trying to establish a separate identity in the marketplace - but for various reasons the marketing strategy didn't work as we'd hoped.                          
Card is a descendent from Charles Ora Card and Brigham Young.                          
                          
Served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil and graduated from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.