Jennifer Brozek

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Jennifer Brozek
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Brozek at Crypticon, May 2015
BornJennifer Lynn Brozek
(1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 (age 53)
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
OccupationFreelance writer
Period2004–present
Genre Fantasy, role-playing game, horror, science fiction
Website
www.jenniferbrozek.com

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

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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

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2010

Nonfiction

Awards and nominations

Awards for Brozek's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2009Grants Pass Australian Shadows Award for Best Edited PublicationWinner [11]
2013“Locks and Keys”Scribe Award for Best Short Story Tie-InFinalist [12]
2015 Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Short FormFinalist [13]
Chicks Dig Gaming ENNIE Award for Best Related ProductFinalist [14]
BattleTech: The Nellus Academy IncidentScribe Award for Best Young Adult Tie-in NovelWinner [12]
Never Let Me Sleep Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel Finalist [15]
“Written in the Wind”Scribe Award for Best Short Story Tie-InFinalist [12]
2016The Last Days of Salton Academy Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel Finalist [16]
"To Lose the Stars" Jim Baen Memorial Award Runner-Up [17]
2019Rainforest Writers Inspirational AwardWinner [18]
Raven Award for Horror/Thriller NovelFinalist [19]
A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology Finalist [20]
British Fantasy Award for AnthologyFinalist [21]
2019BattleTech: Iron DawnScribe Award for Best Young Adult Tie-in NovelFinalist [12]
2022Battletech: Crimson NightScribe award for Original & Adapted Novels: Young Adult / Middle GradeFinalist [12]

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