Kay Wells

Kay Wells is a writer and artist. 
Her main focus was Kirk/Spock from Star Trek: TOS, but she also created art for other fandoms. 
Some themes in Wells' art were Kirk and Spock from the Mirror Universe, explicit and non-explicit nudes, some long-haired Spocks and less frequently, long-haired Kirks. Most of her art was in black and white. 
==Awards==
* fiction: a 1988 Surak Award for "Best Humorist -- Age Statement" for "The Souvenir" 
* art: a 1995 STIFfie Award for page 170 in Playfellows #8
* art: a 1999 Philon Award for the back cover of Scattered Stars #12
==Fan Comments About Her Fiction==
Early K/S print zine fandom was very generous in their feedback and concrit to authors. Many of those comments can be read on Wells' individual fics. 
===1989===
===1990===
===1991===
===1992===
===2000===
==Plagiarism in 1991==
In early 1992, it was revealed that Kay Wells plagiarized the Pros story, Breaking Cover, for her Kirk/Spock story Cover Up. 
While there was some commentary in On the Double, a heavily Pros and Trek letterzine, and in several other Pros places, there was little to none in K/S venues. Normally, plagiarism tends to end a fan's creative career, at least under that name. However, Wells continued to submit fanworks to K/S zines, as well as a handful of multimedia zines.
It 1995, fans awarded Wells a STIFfie Award for her illustration of Bodie/Doyle in Playfellows #8.
See much more at Plagiarism: "Breaking Cover" and "Cover Up".
== Zines Publishing Her Fiction ==
 
* As I Do Thee
* Beyond Fiction 
* Charisma 
* Counterpoint
* Dyad 
* First Time 
* Gambit 
* KaleidoScope 
* More Missions, More Myths 
* Naked Times 
* Off Duty
* Profiles 
* Scattered Stars
* T'hy'la 
* Within the Mirror
== Zines Publishing Her Art ==
 
* The 25th Year
* Against All Odds
* As I Do Thee
* Before & After
* Beside Myself
 
* Blake, Rabble and Roll
* Brit Shriek!
* Charisma
* Counterpoint
* Dyad
* Dyad: The Vampire Stories
* Fever
* First Light
* First Time
* First Time Calendar
* Gambit
* Hearts of Fire
* KaleidoScope
* LoneStar Trek
* Matter/Antimatter
* More Missions, More Myths
* Naked Times
* No Greater Love
* Off Duty
* Playfellows
* Portraits
* Profiles
* Quest
* Satyrnalia
* Scattered Stars
* Shades of Grey
* T'hy'la
* To Catch a Unicorn
* Where Angels Fear
* Within the Mirror
==Fiction==
 
* Reflected Revelations (1988)
* The Souvenir (1988)
* Carved in Stone (1988)
* Assumptions (1988)
* When Boredom Strikes (1988)
* A Year in Hell (1989)
* Blind Fool (1989)
* Save the Last Dance (1989)
* Sins of the Father (1989)
* Lost Souls (1989)
* Seeing is Believing (1989)
* Siren Song (1989)
* Coming Home (1989)
* Just Like Old Times (1989)
* Scattered Stars (1989)
* Library Tape P7692J (1989)
* Seeing is Believing (1989)
* Nothing a Little Pill Won't Cure (1990)
* The Best Man (1990)
* Missing Link (1990)
* If Ever I Would Leave You (1990)
 
* Risk Worth Taking (1990)
* Antidote (1990)
* The Last Word (1990)
* Two Halves of a Whole (1990)
* Gambit (1991)
* The Innocent (1991)
* The Cleansing (1991)
* Thy Brother's Keeper (1991)
* Allusions (1991)
* Blood Sport (1991)
* Mistaken Identity (1991)
* Cover Up (1991)
* Valentine (1992)
* If Kirk Had a Holodeck (1992)
* Musical Beds (1992)
* Primitive Cultures (1992)
* Blue Courage (1992)
* Order of the Elite (1992)
* Hiding in Plain Sight (1992)
* Second Star to the Right (1993)
* Altered Views (1993)
* Leftovers (1993) 
* The Longest Night (1994)
* Wishes, Reflected Hopes and Reality (1994)
* Chrysalis (1995)
==Star Trek Art Samples==
===1988===
File:Firsttime17-10.jpg|from First Time #17, for the story Needles
File:Charisma3-5.jpg|from Charisma #3
File:Charisma4inside.jpg|from Charisma #4
File:Asidothee10back.jpg|from As I Do Thee #10
File:Asidothee10-4.jpg|from As I Do Thee #10
Image:asidothee11inside1.jpg|from As I Do Thee #11
===1989===
 
Image:firsttimetwentyoneback.jpg|from First Time #21
Image:firsttimetwentyonefront.jpg|from First Time #21
Image:firsttimetwentythreeback.jpg|from First Time #23
Image:firsttimetwentythreefront.jpg|from First Time #23
Image:asidothee13inside1.jpg|from As I Do Thee #13
Image:besidemyself1interior2.jpg| from Beside Myself #1
Image:besidemyself1interior3.jpg| from Beside Myself #1
Image:besidemyself1interior4.jpg| from Beside Myself #1 
Image:besidemyself1interior9.jpg| from Beside Myself #1
Image:Asidothee14-6.jpg|from As I Do Thee #14 for Though Unspoken - "This is one of the best portraits I've seen of Kirk in a long time. It's so life like and poignant, a true representation of the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words." I wonder which came first — the illo or the accompanying story. from The LOC Connection #14 (1990) 
File:Asidothee10-6.jpg|from As I Do Thee #10, for Lost Souls - "It's a pen and ink of Kirk on his back. touching himself and the power and intensity just knock my socks off. The drawing itself is great, and made even greater when you read what it's portraying. Kirk has another dream and calls out in his sleep as he's masturbating. Spock comes in and stands there watching while Kirk ejaculates. Oh boy, what a carpet thrashing scene for me!" from Come Together #26 (1996)
===1990===
File:Scattered2-2.jpg|from Scattered Stars #2
File:Counterpoint3front.jpg|from Counterpoint #3
Image:firsttime25-3.jpg| from First Time #25, for "A Glass of Brandy" -- "What a darling picture. The men are beautiful and it fits perfectly with the story. Kay Wells is fabulous! I wish she were triplets. All equally talented of course." from The LOC Connection #20 
Image:firsttimetwentyfiveback.jpg| from First Time #25 -- "The covers! Mesmerizing is what they are -- and I'd gladly have paid the price for then alone... Spock's look has the same introspection, laced with a trace of curiosity, probably as to what his human's thinking. And that is left to wide open speculation. Perfect!" from The LOC Connection #25 
Image:firsttimetwentyfivefront.jpg| from First Time #25 -- "What a beautiful Kirk—Outstanding!" from The LOC Connection #20 "As I was thumbing through my FIRST TIMEs, I was reminded again how much I like the Kirk on the cover. It is exactly as I imagine him and I have visualised the cover 
when I've read several stories." from The LOC Connection #42 (1992) "James T. Kirk by DEW - the eyelashes, his lips, the crumpled brow, ahh" quoted anonymously from an online mailing list (Nov 29, 2010) 
	 
File:Firsttime27-1.jpg|from First Time #27
File:Asidothee15inside2.jpg|from As I Do Thee #15, for Nothing a Little Pill Won't Cure
Image:besidemyself2.jpg|from Beside Myself #2
Image:Besidemyself2interior2.jpg|from Beside Myself #2
File:Matterantimatter9back.jpg|from Matter/Antimatter #9
File:Matteranti9-2.jpg|from Matter/Antimatter #9
Image:profiles1.jpg|from Profiles -- a theory of Vulcan evolution, see Vulcan Biology and Physiology for more fan thoughts 
 
File:Profiles5.jpg|from Profiles -- "...a wounded Kirk that [is] jolting in [its] impact." from STARLink #16/17 , "Dewell's portrayal of a badly injured Kirk is uncomfortably realistic" from The Trekzine Times v.1 n.3, 
===1991===
File:Matter10art4.jpg|from Matter/Antimatter #10 
File:Matter10art3.jpg|from Matter/Antimatter #10 
File:Matter10art7.jpg|from Matter/Antimatter #10 
File:Firsttime29-3.jpg |from First Time #29 -- "Oh, another pillow picture! I love them in general and this one is a particularly fine example. They’re both asleep this time, Kirk on his back, Spock on his side towards the viewer. Spock has the tiniest little smile on his face, and mussed bangs too, so we know exactly what has been going on before they succumbed to weariness! The view is from the waist up so the emphasis is where it should be.... They’re having sweet dreams." from The K/S Press #46 (2000)
File:Counterpoint4-2.jpg|from Counterpoint #4, not the double ridges, Gayle F has a lot to answer for!
File:Counterpoint5-1.jpg|from |from Counterpoint #5, for the story The Best Laid Plans - "Besides being simply well-executed in line and play of light, I find this drawing erotic all the more so for having some subtlety. I am one who often appreciates a little left to the imagination. When in our mind's eye we must continue the line (the lovely curve of buttocks) there can be more of an impact than when we are shown the whole thing. Same with getting to imagine where Spock's left hand is.... I like the darkness. I like the non-forceful nature of the kiss, perhaps one of those ecstatic mindless breathless pauses." from The LOC Connection #38 (1992) 
File:Counterpoint5-2.jpg|from Counterpoint #6, for the story Blood Sport
File:Charismaeleven.jpg|from Charisma #11
Image:firsttimethirtyback.jpg|from First Time #30 -- "It is a pencil drawing of Kirk and Spock from ST:TMP with the movie Enterprise on the bottom third of the illo. The likenesses are very accurate, the faces show the maturity of the older versions of K and S, yet there is a youthfulness and a vitality that shines through. The soft pencil technique makes it take on a dreamy effect as if looking at the drawing through a fine gauze. Kirk's eyes in particular are very lifelike staring straight at you, command persona intermingled with the sensitivity of the inner man. I was also very impressed with the rendering of the Enterprise. I have noticed that unless its an adventure genzine geared toward males and the more technically minded, few fan artists (and certainly in K/S) present detailed representations of space ships. Ms. Wells has done a wonderful job here. The ship is rendered in fine detail and proportion, it enhances the above portrayal of Kirk and Spock. I am continually impressed at the quality of art covers found on this zine and find the front cover and back DEW covers to be some of her best work. Thank you, Kay Wells, for helping keep the boys' love 'alive' for me." -- from The LoC Connection #34 
Image:firsttimethirtyfront.jpg|from First Time #30 -- "What can I say? This portrait of a young Kirk is without a doubt the best I have ever seen by an artist, in any zine. It is extraordinary, absolutely riveting to look at. The man's personality literally looks out to you from the page. I have enjoyed some of this artist's previous work, but this drawing surpasses by light years anything else I have seen by her. There just aren't enough superlatives to describe it." -- from The LoC Connection #34 
Image:Fever2.jpg| from Fever #2, an example of scratchboard
Image:Lst4.jpg|from LoneStar Trek #4
Image:Withinmirror5front.jpg|from Within the Mirror #5
Image:Withinmirror5back.jpg|from Within the Mirror #5
Image:First time calendar cover kirk small.jpg| from First Time Calendar (likely 1991)
Image:First time calendar cover spock small.jpg|from First Time Calendar (likely 1991)
 
 
Image:gambit.jpg|from Gambit
Image:Gambit_back_cover.JPG|from Gambit
 
===1992===
File:Saty1-2.jpg|from Satyrnalia #1
Image:Lst5.jpg|from LoneStar Trek #5
File:firsttimethirtythreeback.jpg|from First Time #33 -- "I love this Spock. Very much Spock, yet he looks like Sarek's son. Quite an accomplishment. whether intended or not. A really fine, light touch to the drawing also: good background device: nice hair." from The LOC Connection #46 
File:Firsttime 34 back.jpg|thumb|from First Time #34 -- "Fine, dynamic -- hot stuff. Looks like a pretty nice kind of 'safe sex' going on." from The LOC Connection #56 The photo reference DEW/Wells used (or the art itself) is the same one that was utilized in 2000 by Suzan Lovett here.
File:counterpoint7.jpg|from from Counterpoint #7 - "I have to look again and again at this beautiful picture - it shows so much love! And I like to mention all the other illustrations in this zine by the same artist. They are also beautiful!!! " from The LOC Connection #48 "This is a very special interpretation of “not in front of the Klingons”. It looks so much like a kiss in the making. And I think that is exactly what it was. I like seeing it captured in black and white and maybe just a little closer to being completed." from The K/S Press #35
File:Counterpoint7-4.jpg|from from Counterpoint #7 - "There is a metaphysical ambiance about this portrait of an older Kirk and Spock. Their eyes are closed and they appear to be in a trance or dream state. The background contains both light and shadow emphasizing that Kirk and Spock are in their twilight years. On the other hand, there is a glow in Spock's hair that looks like stars are shining down, and the patches of white in Kirk's hair might also be seen as a magical sprinkling of Stardust. What a haunting image!" from Come Together #4 "Kay has given us a different view of the mirror-like images of Kirk and Spock at the reactor chamber. The glass is not visible and Spock appears younger and does not look injured. Kirk’s jacket is not in disarray as we see it at Spock’s death. Perhaps this was meant as an earlier image of sharing, a moment when Kirk and Spock have found sustenance and support in each other. Whatever the meaning behind it, this drawing carries a seriousness about it. Weariness, sadness, premonition maybe, but certainly love and comfort."from The K/S Press #35
===1993===
Image:heartsoffire.jpg|from Hearts of Fire
File:Kaleidoscope1art.jpg|from KaleidoScope #1 for the story Altered Views -- "Would "fantastic" do for an adjective here? Wow! Is it possible that anyone has ever looked this good? Never mind. As far as I'm concerned, DEW can keep turning out nude Kirks until the day I die. Super!" from Come Together #3 
===1994===
File:Firsttime39-2.jpg|from First Time #39 for "The Longest Night"
 
File:firsttime39-4.jpg| |from First Time #39 "A Soul in Chains"
===1995===
File:Scattered7back.jpg|from Scattered Stars #7 -- "The Kirk on the back is gorgeous. It's so hard to capture Kirk's likeness anyway, let alone with pen and ink. Also, it's a perfect match of Deeb's style. The touches of hand-color make this art so special. It's like each person gets her own original art. What a neat idea! Bravo to Robin for the look of this zine. from Come Together #18 
File:Scattered7-2.jpg|from Scattered Stars #7 -- "The Dew piece is really different, too. Side by side, they stand in all their glory. Except I guess this Spock has ordinary equipment. I'm not complaining, mind you. But I admit! miss those twin ridges...." from Come Together #18 
 
Image:firsttime41-4.jpg|from First Time #41
 
===1996===
Image:withinthemirror10back.jpg|from Within the Mirror #10 
 
File:Within11art2.jpg|from Within the Mirror #11
===1997===
File:Firstlight-2.jpg|from First Light
File:Firstlight-3.jpg|from First Light
 File:Scatteredstars9front.jpg| from Scattered Stars #9 -- "Thanks to the intrepid DEW for the covers, what with severe juggling of live, love, work and travel, the little shit is outdoing herself." from Robin Hood in Scattered Stars #9's editorial 
 Image:scattered9.jpg| from Scattered Stars #9
===1998===
File:First time 48.jpg| from First Time #48 -- "The front Spock is okay." from The K/S Press #28 
File:Firsttime48.jpg| from First Time #48 -- "The back Kirk is very nice. The Kirk face is very good, and so is the rest of the package. Full frontal nudity…very upstanding full frontal nudity. My only quibble is Kirk is too thin-waisted. We can put some meat at the waist, and he’s still sexy." from The K/S Press #28 
===1999===
Image:SS12_back.jpg|thumb|back cover of issue #12, DEW -- winner of a 1999 Philon Award -- "The back cover by DEW is another K/S scene, and this is more explicit. It's a 3/4th length nude embrace with another long haired Spock kissing an older Kirk. I guess the front is our guys when young and the back is them a little more mature. This is one of DEW's better works." from The K/S Press #44 
==Other Art Samples==
===1989===
File:Dyad1-3.jpg|from Dyad #1 (Starsky & Hutch) (1989)
Image:beforeandafter.jpg|from Before & After (Blake's 7) (1989)
File:Beforeafterback.jpg|from Before & After (Blake's 7) (1989)
===1990===
File:Dyad3.jpg|from Dyad #3 (Wiseguy) (1990)
File:Dyad4-6.jpg|from Dyad #4, (Wiseguy) (1990)
File:Dyad4-11.jpg|from Dyad #4, (Wiseguy) (1990)
File:Dyad4-12.jpg|from Dyad #4, (Houston Knights) (1990)
===1991===
File:MM Dyad7.jpg|from Dyad #7 (Wiseguy) (1991)
File:Dyadvampire1-2.jpg|from Dyad: The Vampire Stories #1 (Wiseguy) (1991)
===1992===
File:Britsh2.jpg|from Brit Shriek (The Professionals) (1992)
File:Britsh3.jpg|from Brit Shriek (The Professionals) (1992)
File:Playfellows3-4.jpg|from Playfellows #3 (Starsky & Hutch) (1992)
File:Blakerabble3-1.jpg|from Blake, Rabble and Roll #3 (Blake's 7) (August 1992), Mysti Frank printed two illos by Wells along with a disingenuous editorial about the artist's very recent plagiarism, see Plagiarism: "Breaking Cover" and "Cover Up" 
File:Blakerabble3-4.jpg|from Blake, Rabble and Roll #3 (Blake's 7) (August 1992)
===1993===
Image:Playfellows 4 int 2 by DEW.jpg| from Playfellows #4 (Starsky & Hutch) (1993)
File:Playfellows4-1.jpg| from Playfellows #4 (The Professionals) (1993)
Image:Playfellows 4 int by DEW.jpg| from Playfellows #4 (The Professionals) (1993)
===1994===
File:Playfellows7-1.jpg | from Playfellows #7 (T.J. Hooker) (1994)
 
===1995===
Image:Playfellows 8 int by dee.jpg| from Playfellows #8 (The Professionals) (1993), winner of a 1995 STIFfie Award
==References==
Category:Fanartists