Timothy S. Wilkinson

Timothy Shawn Wilkinson (born 1952) is an author, musician, producer, and teacher. Among his published works are the novel Prophet of Israel (2008), the novel Judge of Israel (2009); the screenplay The Legend (2003, CirQle Studios); stage play adaptations of Mowgli’s Brothers (1990) and The Eve of St. Agnes (1994); and the electronica album Personation (1991, Random).
Wilkinson also served as the producer for the film The Legend and the now-defunct alternative band The Result (1996). He has taught writing, history, language arts, science and other subjects since becoming a teacher and tutor in 1999.
Biography
Wilkinson was born in Port Angeles, Washington and has lived on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula all his life. He now resides in Washington with his wife, Chelsey, where he works as an author, teacher, and educational consultant.
Wilkinson’s writing career began during junior high school when he wrote his first novel, an unpublished fantasy-adventure story that took place in the fictional world Bitosa. As a part of the research process, Wilkinson began a lifelong study of medieval history and assembled a collection of hundreds of pieces of weaponry, armor, clothing, jewelry, housewares, and artwork from the medieval period. He began to take his collection on a traveling exhibition, lecturing on medieval living history to schools, social organizations, libraries, and colleges.
In 1990 he wrote a musical stage play adaptation of Kipling’s Mowgli’s Brothers that followed the basic story of the 1967 Walt Disney animated film. The play was performed that year by a local theater group.
The following year he wrote and recorded an original album of electronic music with guitarist Jon Patty. After several concerts the album, entitled Personation, was released under the band name Random.
That same year he was invited to lecture on writing and medieval history at the Young Writer’s Conference 1991 at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Washington, and to lecture and perform at the MENC Music Convention in Tacoma, Washington on the subject of incorporating digital music technology into school curricula.
In 1994 he published another stage play, an adaptation of the John Keats’ poem The Eve of St. Agnes, and in 1996 served as a producer for the self-titled album by the band The Result.
In 1999 Wilkinson returned to novel writing when he began working on an eight book series, The Eternal Throne Chronicles, based on events recorded in the Bible books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles.
The Digital Video Project
Wilkinson has become known for his alternative approaches to education. During the 2002-2003 school year Wilkinson designed and orchestrated a year-long, multi-disciplinary, project-based learning program for the entire staff and student body at Sequim, Washington School District’s Olympic Peninsula Academy. The Digital Video Project integrated all aspects of the school curriculum into the development and production of a feature-length historical film, The Legend. Social studies classes did the necessary historical research; science and vocational classes produced props, costumes, sets, and special effects; language arts classes wrote the story; foreign language classes translated portions of the script into American Sign Language and Spanish; drama classes consulted on acting and choreography, photography and short-movie making classes assisted with lighting and directing; music students wrote and performed the score; computer classes worked on digital effects and editing. Students, teachers, and community members were the actors. Wilkinson served as the scriptwriter and the producer.
The result was a feature-length film that premiered at a local theater along with reports and presentations by students detailing what they had learned from the project.
The Eternal Throne Chronicles
In 1999, while researching the Davidic monarchy of ancient Israel, Wilkinson discovered a striking number of parallels between the account and traditional elements of the Arthurian legend. Further research supported his theory that from their earliest incarnations, the stories of the famous British monarch were in fact based on the kingship of David. One of the most famous Arthurian (pseudo) biographers, Geoffrey of Monmouth, stated specifically that he intended to portray Arthur as the one who would make Britain “a new Israel.” Wilkinson uncovered only a few other scholars who had noticed these similarities, including M. Victoria Guerin and R. A. Shoaf .
These discoveries, and the Biblical accounts’ similarities to other fantasy stories, led Wilkinson to imagine what the Davidic story would have been when it first began its transformation into the Arthurian legend. This became the basis for a research paper and a new series of novels, The Eternal Throne Chronicles. The first version of this series was started as a trilogy written for a teenage audience. This version was scrapped in 2002 for stylistic considerations, and a new five book series was begun, with the first book (entitled Samuel) covering events from the appointment of Jephthah as Judge of Israel (in Judges chapter 11) to the Battle of Mizpah (in 1 Samuel chapter 7). This project was scrapped in 2005 and the project re-envisioned as a series of eight books begun that same year. This final version included events from the childhood of Samuel the prophet to the enthronement of Solomon.
The first volume, Prophet of Israel, was published in 2008. Volume two, Judge of Israel, is scheduled for release in late 2009. The working titles for the rest of the series are Hero of Israel, First King of Israel, David of Israel, Crown Prince of Israel, The Fall of Israel, The Eternal Throne of Israel.
Bibliography
Plays
*The Eve of St. Agnes (1994); Quilcene Independent Press
*Mowgli's Brothers (1990); Quilcene Independent Press
Short Stories
*"Uncle Snake" (2005); Tidepools magazine
*"Bonnie (2005); CirQle
*"The Secret Pavilions of the Heart" (2006); CirQle
Screenplays
*The Legend (2002); CirQle Studios
Albums
*Personation (1991); Random
Novels
*Prophet of Israel (2008); Lulu.com
*Judge of Israel (2009); Lulu.com

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