Jennifer Brozek Explained

Jennifer Brozek
Birth Name:Jennifer Lynn Brozek
Birth Date:9 December 1970
Birth Place:Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Occupation:Freelance writer
Period:2004–present
Genre:Fantasy, role-playing game, horror, science fiction

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). 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.

Personal life

Brozek has stated that she has Asperger syndrome and dyslexia, and has also experienced a stutter and bouts of anxiety.[9]

Books

Fiction

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Nonfiction

Awards and nominations

Awards for Brozek's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2009Grants PassAustralian Shadows Award for Best Edited PublicationWinner[11]
2013“Locks and Keys” Scribe Award for Best Short Story Tie-InFinalist[12]
2015Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Short FormFinalist[13]
Chicks Dig GamingENNIE Award for Best Related ProductFinalist[14]
BattleTech: The Nellus Academy IncidentScribe Award for Best Young Adult Tie-in NovelWinner
Never Let Me SleepBram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult NovelFinalist[15]
“Written in the Wind” Scribe Award for Best Short Story Tie-InFinalist
2016Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult NovelFinalist[16]
"To Lose the Stars"Jim Baen Memorial AwardRunner-Up[17]
2019Rainforest Writers Inspirational AwardWinner[18]
Raven Award for Horror/Thriller NovelFinalist[19]
Bram Stoker Award for Best AnthologyFinalist[20]
British Fantasy Award for AnthologyFinalist[21]
2019BattleTech: Iron DawnScribe Award for Best Young Adult Tie-in NovelFinalist
2022Battletech: Crimson NightScribe award for Original & Adapted Novels: Young Adult / Middle GradeFinalist

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Masters of Horror Anthology – author interview Jennifer Brozek | The ShadowCast Blog . Shadowcastblog.wordpress.com . 22 May 2010 . 2015-07-17 . 2015-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723104619/https://shadowcastblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/masters-of-horror-anthology-author-interview-jennifer-brozek/ . live .
  2. Web site: Jennifer Brozek Video Game Credits and Biography . . 2015-07-17 . 2015-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721162034/http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,63140/ . live .
  3. Web site: The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions . Answers . 2015-07-17 . 2015-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722013654/http://www.answers.com/topic/eternal-champions . live .
  4. Web site: Casey and Andy . Galactanet.com . 2008-08-25 . 2015-07-17 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020422/http://www.galactanet.com/comic/index.php . live .
  5. Web site: Warehouse 23 - GURPS Casey & Andy . E23.sjgames.com . 2015-07-17 . 2013-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006011943/http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG37-0601 . live .
  6. Web site: The Edge of Propinquity closes for 2008 and opens for 2009 - SFScope - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror. sfscope.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20081019015357/http://sfscope.com/2008/10/the-edge-of-propinquity-closes.html . October 19, 2008.
  7. Web site: Interview – Jennifer Brozek . July 5, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609123650/http://crossedgenres.com/archives/008/interview-jennifer-brozek/ . June 9, 2010 .
  8. Web site: Jennifer Brozek Archives . SFWA . 2015-07-17 . 2015-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721170056/http://www.sfwa.org/tag/jennifer-brozek/ . live .
  9. Web site: Brozek . Jennifer . Jennifer Brozek: Revealing Personal Details Through Your Writing . . 4 April 2023 . 8 December 2015 . I knew that [when asked about her mentally ill protagonist] I would need to reveal my own autism (high functioning aspergers), my dyslexia, my stutter, my bouts of anxiety..
  10. Web site: Jennifer Brozek Collection Signed with Dark Quest Books. July 5, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090728231517/http://www.apexbookcompany.com/blog/2009/07/jennifer-brozek-collection-signed-with-dark-quest-books/ . July 28, 2009 .
  11. Web site: 2009 Australian Shadows Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100411234356/http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=196 . 2010-04-11 . 2010-04-11 . Australian Horror Writers Association.
  12. Web site: 24 June 2013 . Previous Scribe Award Winners . 2023-03-03 . International Association of Media Tie-In . 2020-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814014416/https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2019 . live .
  13. Web site: 31 March 2015 . 2015 Hugo Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160627181657/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2015-hugo-awards/ . 2016-06-27 . 2016-06-27.
  14. Web site: 30 June 2015 . 2015 ENnie Award Nominees and Spotlight Winners . 28 March 2021 . 6 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306170318/http://file770.com/2015-ennie-award-nominees-and-spotlight-winners/ . live .
  15. Web site: 15 May 2016 . 2015 Bram Stoker Awards® Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823165742/http://horror.org/2015-bram-stoker-award-winners/ . 2017-08-23.
  16. Web site: 23 February 2017 . 2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot . https://web.archive.org/web/20180226105037/http://horror.org/2016-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/ . 2018-02-26.
  17. Web site: Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award . 2018-10-23 . 2018-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180823122602/https://www.baen.com/baenmemorialaward . live .
  18. Web site: The RAINFOREST WRITERS VILLAGE . 2020-09-26 . 2020-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200716223544/http://rainforestwriters.com/index.html . live .
  19. Web site: Uncaged Book Reviews on Facebook . limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1687459234839902/2285467451705741 . 2022-04-27 . Facebook.
  20. Web site: Winners & Nominees – the Bram Stoker Awards . 2020-09-26 . 2023-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228062155/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/winners-nominees/ . live .
  21. Web site: British Fantasy Awards 2020 – Shortlists | the British Fantasy Society . 2021-03-28 . 2021-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322131511/https://www.britishfantasysociety.org/awards/british-fantasy-awards-2020-shortlists/ . live .

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