Wallace Cortright Wetherill McMeel (May 19, 1971 – April 19, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and small press publisher.
After graduating, he worked as an energy broker and trader with Cargill Inc., first in New York and then in Minnesota.
Drawing from his experiences working as an energy trader, he wrote his first novel Short, which was released in September 2010 (St. Martin's Press).
His articles on 20th century literature include 'When Businessmen Attack: Two Simenon Roman Durs' and 'B.
In 2006 McMeel co-founded the cult crime magazine Murdaland, which published original noir and dark literary fiction by Mary Gaitskill, Jayne Anne Phillips, Scott Phillips, Richard Bausch and others.