Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen R. Lawhead

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The result was keep. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:13, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Stephen R. Lawhead

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Appears to fail WP:NAUTHOR, and I'm not convinced they pass WP:GNG either. In any case, most of the article is unsourced, so not complient with WP:BLP. A lot of the coverage on Google is generic or identical author profiles, as well as book lists etc. Mdann52 (talk) 16:04, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

This is my first time commenting like this, so I apologize if my formatting is incorrect. I'm confused as to why this author fails those tests. I understand the sourcing problem, so I've found a few sources to add (if they are the ones you find missing):

• Evangelical Christian Publisher's Association Award Winners, 1988
• He received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Nebraska
• Christy Award

I don't know if those the things you're looking for, but I am surprised that this article would be singled out for deletion. Jason Scott (talk) 04:47, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

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• Keep: Doesn't seem to fail WP:NAUTHOR to me. I mean his books have been "the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews." Also, he won a Gold Medallion for Fiction award in 1998 for one of his books, so I'm assuming that the books are well-known. SilverSurfingSerpant (talk) 22:01, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

• @SilverSurfingSerpant: The article claims this, but I've been unable to find anything to back it up - with unsourced statements on awards, we have to assume they don't exist. Secondly, I don't understand the use of the quote - I can find no film referenced based on the books, or a book written on the book. Mdann52 (talk) 20:49, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm changing my vote to Delete for now. SilverSurfingSerpent (talk) 21:15, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

• I submitted the reference for the award higher up--the Gold Medallion award is now known as the Evangelical Christian Publisher's Association Award (10 seconds of Google told me this). Jason Scott (talk) 23:14, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

• Keep (Note: I've cleaned up where my replies were to have a better summary)
  • His books have been "the subject . . . of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.": Fantasy Book Review (e.g., Taliesin, The Skin Map), Today's Zaman (e.g., Byzantium), The Telegraph (Robin Hood
  • He has been the subject of a university course at an accredited U.S. university.
  • He and his writings have been the subject of critical analysis (as opposed to just book reviews): The Conundrum of Stephen Lawhead, "A land shining with goodness:” Magic and religion in Stephen R. Lawhead’s Taliesin, Merlin, and Arthur"
  • In a list compiled in 2013, his books have sold more than 2 million copies (more than other authors with Wikipedia articles who are not being reviewed for deletion): The Wertzone
  • His books have been successful enough by his publisher to warrant book "trailers": The Skin Map
  • His books have inspired musical albums: Ark Music
  • He has won multiple awards for his writings: Evangelical Christian Publisher's Association Award Winners, 1988, Christy Award, 2008
  • His alma mater, University of Nebraska, awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Letters: University of Nebraska, Commencement Speaker — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jason.scott (talk • contribs) 23:54, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
• Keep There is plenty of evidence for WP:NAUTHOR; if this is the issue, then encourage editors to incorporate more references and citations to support this. Natebailey (talk) 01:41, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
• Keep - sufficiently sourced to meet notability guidelines. Artw (talk) 15:13, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

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