Buchanan, Paul 1959-

PERSONAL:

Born October 4, 1959, in Belfast, Northern Ireland; U.S. citizen; son of William (a mechanical engineer) and Ruth (a homemaker) Buchanan; married Revelation Versoza (a university administrator), August 15, 1981; children: William Ryan, Heather, Dylan. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Biola University, B.A., 1981; University of California, Riverside, M.A., 1985; University of Southern California, M.P.W., 1997. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Presbyterian.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Mission Viejo, CA. Office—Department of English, Biola University, 13800 Biola Ave., La Mirada, CA 90639. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Biola University, La Mirada, CA, began as assistant professor, became associate professor of English, 1996—.

MEMBER:

International PEN, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Authors Guild, Authors League of America.

WRITINGS:

FOR CHILDREN

(With Rod Randall) The Rat that Ate Poodles, Broadman & Holman (Nashville, TN), 1998.

(With Rod Randall) Uncle from Another Planet, Broadman & Holman (Nashville, TN), 1999.

(With Rod Randall) Wild Ride on Bigfoot Mountain, Broadman &Holman (Nashville, TN), 1999.

Dances with Werewolves, Broadman & Holman (Nashville, TN), 2000.

Return to Terror Cove, Broadman & Holman (Nashville, TN), 2001.

Snapshots, Flux (Woodbury, MN), 2007.

"THE MISADVENTURES OF WILLIE PLUMMET" SERIES; WITH ROD RANDALL

Invasion from Planet X, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Battle of the Bands, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Hail to the Chump, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

The Monopoly, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Ballistic Bugs, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Gold Flakes for Breakfast, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Shooting Stars, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Submarine Sandwiched, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Tidal Wave, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1998.

Ask Willie, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1999.

Dog Days, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1999.

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1999.

Stuck on You, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 1999.

Friend or Foe?, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 2000.

Brain Freeze, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 2000.

Don't Rock the Float, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 2000.

Face the Music, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 2000.

A House Divided, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 2001.

Lock-In, Concordia Publishing (St. Louis, MO), 2001.

OTHER

Occam's Razor (play), produced in Bethesda, MD, at Cedar Lane Stage, and produced in New York, NY, at Theater Studio, both 2005.

(Editor, with Paula Miller) Student to Student (nonfiction), Regal Books (Ventura, CA), 2007.

ADAPTATIONS:

The books Welcome to Camp Creeps and The Mysterious Treasure of the Slimy Sea Cave, written by Rod Randall and published by Broadman & Holman in 1998 and 1999 respectively, were based on ideas by Randall and Buchanan.

SIDELIGHTS:

Paul Buchanan once commented: "While a student in the graduate writing program at the University of Southern California, I met Ben Masselink, who became my good friend and mentor. Masselink, who also wrote extensively for television, published several young adult novels. Under his influence I began experimenting with children's literature. I sold my first children's novels while I was a student in that program.

"While publishing children's novels, I also studied children's literature as an academic specialty and now teach that subject (and creative writing) at Biola University.

"In my work, and in my reading, I am especially interested in how matters of faith and moral reasoning influence the lives of characters. Adele Griffin, author of Sons of Liberty and Split Just Right, is my hero."