Brian Broome

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Brian Broome (born 1969 or 1970) [1] is an American memoirist, poet, and screenwriter from Ohio. He is best known for his award-winning memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods.

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Education and career

Broome received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Chatham University [2] and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also worked as a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow and an instructor in the Writing Program. [3] His first full-length book, Punch Me Up to the Gods, was purchased by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt while he was still a student. [4]

Broome currently writes for The Washington Post [5] and is a Writer in Residence at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California. [6] [1]

Awards

In 2021, Broome was named Pittsburgh's Person of the Year in the Literature category. [7]

YearWorkAwardResultRef.
2018"Gravel"Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Award for College ProseWinner [8]
2019“In the Hypocrisy of the Opioid Epidemic, White Means Victim, Black Means Addict”Vann Award for Online/Health-Science-EnvironmentWinner [9]
2020"Garbage"Cortada Short Film Festival's Audience Choice AwardWinner [10]
Portland Short FestSemi-finalist [5]
2021 Punch Me Up to the Gods Kirkus Prize for NonfictionWinner [11] [12]
2022 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor [13]
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir or Biography Winner [14] [15]
Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction Winner [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jones, Susan (2021-11-09). "Former Pitt instructor wins Kirkus Prize for memoir". University Times. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. ↑ "Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes: Brian Broome '17 | Chatham University". www.chatham.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. ↑ Lion, Jolanta (2020-11-20). "New Films Explore Racial Inequality in America". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Student Brian Broome Sells Debut Memoir". University of Pittsburgh. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  5. 1 2 "Brian Broome". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ↑ "Visiting Writers & Editors". Saint Mary's College. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  7. ↑ "Pittsburgh's People of the Year 2021: Literature". Pittsburgh City Paper. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  8. ↑ "The 19th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Awards - Department of English - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Carnegie Mellon University". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  9. ↑ "Pittsburgh Media Group Announces 2019 Vann Winners" (PDF). Pittsburgh Black Media Federation. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  10. ↑ "Brian Broome". University of Queensland Press. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  11. ↑ Liebetrau, Eric (September 13, 2021). "Meet the 2021 Kirkus Prize Nonfiction Finalists". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  12. ↑ "2021 Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  13. ↑ Chapman, Monica (2022-02-01). "2022 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards announced". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  14. ↑ Schaub, Michael (2022-06-13). "Lambda Literary Award Winners Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  15. ↑ Segal, Corinne (2022-06-13). "Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Here Are the Winners of the 2022 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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