Robert T. Jeschonek

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Robert T. Jeschonek
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
PeriodModern
Website
www.robertjeschonek.com

Robert T. Jeschonek is an American writer. He writes fiction in a range of genres including fantasy, humor, mystery, science fiction, and superheroes.

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Career

His novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist won first place in the Teen/Young Adult category of the 2012 Forward National Literature Awards. [1] His science fiction thriller, Day 9, won first place in the Fiction: Cross-Genre category of the 2013 International Book Awards. [2]

Jeschonek's credits include Star Trek fiction published by Pocket Books and Doctor Who fiction from Big Finish. Jeschonek's work appeared in three volumes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , winning the grand prize in Volume VI. [3] He has been invited to write stories in Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier universe. [3] His story, "Oil and Water," appeared in Star Trek: New Frontier: No Limits.

Jeschonek is based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

Jeschonek was also part of the group that published Flood City Comics in the mid-1980s. Jeschonek edited four of the five issues and contributed stories including "Johnstown Man" (a local superhero) and "Chow World" (adventures on a planet of talking food). [4]

His novel Rising Sun, Falling Shadows, set in the world of Tannhäuser won a Scribe Award in 2013 [5] .

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References

  1. "2012 Award Results". Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  2. "The 2013 International Book Awards" . Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ayers, Jeff. Star Trek: Voyages of Imagination. New York: Pocket Books, 2006: 557-558. ISBN   1-4165-0349-8
  4. Jeschonek, Robert T. (2012). Seven Comic Book Stories Volume One. Johnstown, PA: Pie Press Publishing
  5. "The Seventh Annual Scribe Awards (2013)" . Retrieved July 28, 2025.