Jennifer Brozek
Jennifer Brozek | |
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Born | Jennifer Lynn Brozek December 9, 1970 Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
Occupation | Freelance writer |
Nationality | American |
Period | 2004–present |
Genre | Fantasy, role-playing game, horror, science fiction |
Website | |
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Jennifer Brozek (born December 9, 1970) is an American freelance author, game design writer, editor, and small press publisher.[1]
Career[]
Before becoming a full-time writer, Brozek was a software QA engineer working on a wide range of projects, including video games.[2][3] Brozek co-chaired one of the first Babylon 5 science fiction conventions (StarQuest '95), was the basis for a main character in the webcomic Casey and Andy by Andy Weir, named Jenn Brozek, who is listed as a 200-point GURPS character in the role-playing game GURPS Casey and Andy.[4][5]
Brozek began her professional writing career in 2004. She was the editor-in-chief of the semiprozine, The Edge of Propinquity,[6] a webzine that published for six years, and worked as an assistant editor, sounding board and convention volunteer for the Apex Book Company.[7] Brozek is now the creative director of Apocalypse Ink Productions and a member of International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW), the Horror Writers Association, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). She served as SFWA Director-at-Large from 2015 to 2017.[8]
Jennifer's work in fiction and editing has won and been nominated for several awards such as the Bram Stoker Award, Scribe Award, ENnie, Origin Awards, and Hugo.
Books[]
Fiction[]
2020
- BattleTech:Ghost Hour, Rogue Academy #2 June 2020
- Shadowrun: A Kiss to Die For June 2020
2019
- Makeda Red Shadowrun Novel - Catalyst Game Labs, July 2019
- BattleTech: Iron Dawn, Rogue Academy #1 - Catalyst Game Labs, April 2019
- A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods(editor) - Pulse Publishing, April 2019
2018
- To Fight the Black Wind, Arkham Horror novella - Fantasy Flight Games, April 2018
- A is for Apex, ABC book for your little mad scientist - Apocalypse Ink Productions, August 2018
- The Prince of Artemis V, All-ages science-fantasy comic book - Apocalypse Ink Productions, February 2018
2017
- Five Minute Stories, flash fiction collection - Apocalypse Ink Productions, September 2017
2016
- The Last Days of Salton Academy, Novel - Ragnarok Productions October 2016
- Colonial Gothic: Lost Tales collection - Rogue Games - April 2016
- Karen Wilson Chronicles - omnibus of the Karen Wilson Chronicles Series - Apocalypse Ink Productions - March 2016
- Never Let Me Omnibus of the Melissa Allen series - Permuted Press January 2016
2015
- Never Let Me Die Book 3 of the Melissa Allen Series - Permuted Press, December 2015
- Never Let me Leave Book 2 of the Melissa Allen Series - Permuted Press, November 2015
- Chimera Incarnate: Book Four of the Karen Wilson Chronicles, novel - Apocalypse Ink Productions, March 2015
- DocWagon 19, Shadowrun novella - Catalyst Game Labs, March 2015
- Never Let Me Sleep, Book One of the Melissa Allen series, Young adult SF-thriller novel - Permuted Press, TBA 2015
- The Last Days of Salton Academy Ragnarok Publications, TBA
2014
- The Nellus Academy Incident, YA Battletech novel - Catalyst Game Labs, January 2014
- Keystones: Book Three of the Karen Wilson Chronicles, novel - Apocalypse Ink Productions, April 2014
2013
- Children of Anu: Book Two of the Karen Wilson Chronicles, mosaic novel - Apocalypse Ink Productions, June 2013
2012
- The Lady of Seeking in the City of Waiting, Shadeside novella - Dark Quest Books, February 2012
- Caller Unknown: Book One of the Karen Wilson Chronicles , mosaic novel - Apocalypse Ink Productions, November 2012
2011
- Shanghai Vampocalypse hard copy - Savage Mojo, Author, August 2011
2010
- In a Gilded Light: 105 Tales of the Macabre, , 2010[9]
Nonfiction[]
- The Little Finance Book That Could, Book Shaker, 2010 ISBN 1-907498-33-8
- Industry Talk: An Insider's Look at Writing RPGs and Editing Anthologies, Apocalypse Ink Productions, 2012 ISBN 0985532319
Awards and Nominations[]
Australian Shadows Award
- 2009, Winner, Best Edited Publication for Grants Pass, Co-editor with Amanda Pillar -[10]
Bram Stoker Award
- 2015, Finalist, Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel, Never Let Me Sleep, Author[11]
- 2016, Finalist, Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel, The Last Days of Salton Academy, Author[12]
- 2019, Finalist, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods, Editor[13]
British Fantasy Award
- 2019, Finalist, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods, Editor[14]
ENnie Award
- 2015, Finalist, Best Related Product, Chicks Dig Gaming: A Celebration of All Things Gaming by the Women Who Love It, Co-Editor with Lars Pearson[15]
Hugo Award
- 2015, Finalist, Best Editor, Short Form.[16]
Jim Baen Memorial Award
- 2016 - 1st runner up (2nd place) "To Lose the Stars"[17]
Raven Award for Horror/Thriller novel
- 2019 Finalist for Raven Award for Horror/Thriller novel. [18]
Rainforest Writers Retreat
- 2019 Rainforest Writers Inspirational Award - Winner[19]
Scribe Award
- 2013, Finalist, Best Short Story Tie-In, “Locks and Keys,” Author
- 2020 BattleTech - Iron Dawn - Nominated for Scribe Award for the Best YA/MG Tie-in Novel.[20]
- 2015, Finalist, Best Short Story Tie-In, “Written in the Wind,” Author[21]
- 2015, Winner, Best Young Adult Tie-in Novel, BattleTech: The Nellus Academy Incident, Author[22]
- 2019, Finalist, Best Young Adult Tie-in Novel, BattleTech: Iron Dawn, Author[23]
References[]
- ^ "Masters of Horror Anthology – author interview Jennifer Brozek | The ShadowCast Blog". Shadowcastblog.wordpress.com. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Jennifer Brozek Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Casey and Andy". Galactanet.com. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Warehouse 23 - GURPS Casey & Andy". E23.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ [1] Archived October 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Interview – Jennifer Brozek". Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ "Jennifer Brozek Archives". SFWA. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Jennifer Brozek Collection Signed with Dark Quest Books". Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ "Australian Horror | Australian Gambling News". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ "2015 Bram Stoker Awards® Winners". 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23.
- ^ "2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot". 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26.
- ^ "Winners & Nominees – the Bram Stoker Awards".
- ^ "British Fantasy Awards 2020 – Shortlists | the British Fantasy Society".
- ^ "2015 ENnie Award Nominees and Spotlight Winners". 30 June 2015.
- ^ "2015 Hugo Awards". 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
- ^ "Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award".
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/UncagedBooks/posts/2285467451705741
- ^ "The RAINFOREST WRITERS VILLAGE".
- ^ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ^ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ^ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.
External links[]
- Official website
- The Edge of Propinquity
- Jennifer Brozek at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Jennifer Brozek at Library of Congress Authorities, with 3 catalog records
- "Jennifer Brozek :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- 1970 births
- 21st-century American novelists
- American fantasy writers
- American horror writers
- American science fiction writers
- American women short story writers
- American women novelists
- Living people
- Novelists from Washington (state)
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Women horror writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century American short story writers
- Role-playing game writers