Dick Wimmer

Richard Samuel Wimmer[1] (June 18, 1936 – May 18, 2011) was an American author, editor and creative writing instructor known for his trilogy of novels the Irish Wine Trilogy.

He had relentlessly attempted to get that work published since the early 1970s, but had received a total of 162 rejections for the book from publishing houses over a more than 25-year period before the work was finally accepted for publication.

Two sequels followed to form the Irish Wine Trilogy: Boyne’s Lassie (1998) and Hagar’s Dream.

[3] Wimmer also wrote the script to a TV movie, Million Dollar Infield (1982).

[1] In addition to his writing, Wimmer worked as an adjunct professor of English at more than two dozen colleges and universities during his lifetime.