Blake Charlton (born 1979) is an American

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author. He is the author of the ''Spellwright'' series published by

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and currently a

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fellow at the

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. As a boy, Charlton had severe

dyslexia Dyslexia (), previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability that affects either reading or writing. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, wri ...

. He learned to read fluently by the age of 13. As an author, he's been largely held by libraries. Charlton's non-fiction has appeared in the ''Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine'', '' The British Medical Journal'', and ''

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'' and his science fiction short stories have appeared in the ''Seeds of Change'' and the ''

Unfettered ''Unfettered'' is a fantasy anthology edited by Shawn Speakman, featuring 23 short stories contributed by various best-selling authors in the fantasy genre. The book was released on 21 June 2013 by Grim Oak Press. The artwork for the book was ...

'' anthologies. Charlton graduated summa cum laude from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

studying English Language and Literature and went on to graduate from

Stanford Medical School The Stanford University School of Medicine is the medical school of Stanford University and is located in Stanford, California, United States. It traces its roots to the Medical Department of the University of the Pacific, founded in San Fra ...

. In 2013, Blake Charlton was the IDA's (

International Dyslexia Association The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit education and advocacy organization devoted to issues surrounding dyslexia. Its headquarters are located in Pikesville, Maryland, United States. The International Dyslexia Association ...

) 12th recipient of the Pinnacle Award. The award recognizes an individual who publicly acknowledges their dyslexia and has been successful in their respective field. The ''Spellwright'' trilogy is set in a world where languages are the basis for magic. Nicodemus Weal is a cacographer (similar to Charlton's own dyslexia), who nonetheless is talented in magical languages. However, his disability causes misspelling in any text he touches.

Bibliography

Series fiction

''Spellwright'' trilogy

* ''Spellwright'' (2010), Tor Books, * ''Spellbound'' (2011), Tor Books, * ''Spellbreaker'' (2016), Tor Books,

References

External links

Official website

UCSF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlton, Blake 20th-century American novelists 1979 births Living people Stanford University School of Medicine alumni Yale College alumni University of California, San Francisco faculty American male novelists Writers with dyslexia American writers with disabilities 20th-century American male writers