Jennifer Brozek

Jennifer Brozek (born December 9, 1970) is an American freelance author, game design writer, editor, and small press publisher.[1]

Jennifer Brozek
Brozek at Crypticon, May 2015
BornJennifer Lynn Brozek
(1970-12-09) December 9, 1970
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
OccupationFreelance writer
NationalityAmerican
Period2004–present
GenreFantasy, role-playing game, horror, science fiction
Website
www.jenniferbrozek.com

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). She 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]

Brozek's work in fiction and editing has won and been nominated for several awards, such as the Bram Stoker Award, British Fantasy Award, Scribe Award, ENnie, Origins Award, 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-ges 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 1 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, Dark Quest Books, 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

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
  • 2015, Finalist, Best Short Story Tie-In, “Written in the Wind,” Author[20]
  • 2015, Winner, Best Young Adult Tie-in Novel, BattleTech: The Nellus Academy Incident, Author[21]
  • 2019, Finalist, Best Young Adult Tie-in Novel, BattleTech: Iron Dawn, Author[22]
  • 2020, BattleTech: Iron Dawn - Nominated for Scribe Award for the Best YA/MG Tie-in Novel.[23]

References
  1. "Masters of Horror Anthology – author interview Jennifer Brozek | The ShadowCast Blog". Shadowcastblog.wordpress.com. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  2. "Jennifer Brozek Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  3. "The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  4. "Casey and Andy". Galactanet.com. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  5. "Warehouse 23 - GURPS Casey & Andy". E23.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  6. "The Edge of Propinquity closes for 2008 and opens for 2009 - SFScope - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror". sfscope.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008.
  7. "Interview – Jennifer Brozek". Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  8. "Jennifer Brozek Archives". SFWA. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  9. "Jennifer Brozek Collection Signed with Dark Quest Books". Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  10. "Australian Horror | Australian Gambling News". Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  11. "2015 Bram Stoker Awards® Winners". 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23.
  12. "2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot". 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26.
  13. "Winners & Nominees – the Bram Stoker Awards".
  14. "British Fantasy Awards 2020 – Shortlists | the British Fantasy Society".
  15. "2015 ENnie Award Nominees and Spotlight Winners". 30 June 2015.
  16. "2015 Hugo Awards". 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  17. "Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award".
  18. "Uncaged Book Reviews on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.
  19. "The RAINFOREST WRITERS VILLAGE".
  20. "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  21. "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  22. "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.
  23. "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.
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