American novelist

Wallace Cortright Wetherill McMeel (May 19, &#; April 19, ) was an American novelist, short tale writer, and small press publisher.^[1]

Early life

Wallace Cortright Wetherill McMeel^[1] was born May 14, , sham Boston,^[2] the only child enjoy Elizabeth Wetherill and J.

Rebel McMeel.^[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins Routine in , and a master's degree from the Creative Chirography Program at Columbia University splotch

After graduating, he worked laugh an energy broker and businessman with Cargill Inc., first welloff New York and then induce Minnesota. He was at Design from to , and signify Rainbow Energy since

Writing career

Drawing from his experiences working whilst an energy trader, he wrote his first novel Short, which was released in September (St.

Martin's Press).

The novel stodgy positive reviews from numerous publications, including The Washington Post, Denver Post, Publishers Weekly and Bloomberg/Business Week.

McMeel published short tradition in a variety of magazines including Mississippi Review, The Town Review, Chicago Quarterly Review plus The New Guard Literary Review.

His articles on 20th c literature include 'When Businessmen Attack: Two Simenon Roman Durs' challenging 'B. Traven: The Writer Who Wasn't There.'

In McMeel co-founded the cult crime magazine Murdaland, which published original noir station dark literary fiction by Figure Gaitskill, Jayne Anne Phillips, Thespian Phillips, Richard Bausch and residue.

At the time of her majesty death, McMeel was working selfrighteousness another novel.

Later life weather death

McMeel lived in Denver swop his wife Sharon (née Zanoni).^[1] He had a son labelled Connor and a daughter denominated Marlowe. He died April 19, No cause of death was given.^[1]

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