Jennifer Brozek (born December 9, 1970) is an American freelance author, game design writer, editor, and small press publisher.[1]
Jennifer Brozek
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Brozek at Crypticon, May 2015
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| Born | Jennifer Lynn Brozek (1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 (age 53) Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Freelance writer |
| Period | 2004–present |
| Genre | Fantasy, role-playing game, horror, science fiction |
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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 AndybyAndy 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.
Brozek has stated that she has Asperger syndrome and dyslexia, and has also experienced a stutter and bouts of anxiety.[9]
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| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2009 | Grants Pass | Australian Shadows Award for Best Edited Publication | Winner | [11] |
| 2013 | “Locks and Keys” | Scribe Award for Best Short Story Tie-In | Finalist | [12] |
| 2015 | Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, Short Form | Finalist | [13] | |
| Chicks Dig Gaming | ENNIE Award for Best Related Product | Finalist | [14] | |
| BattleTech: The Nellus Academy Incident | Scribe Award for Best Young Adult Tie-in Novel | Winner | [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-In | Finalist | [12] | |
| 2016 | The 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] | |
| 2019 | Rainforest Writers Inspirational Award | Winner | [18] | |
| Raven Award for Horror/Thriller Novel | Finalist | [19] | ||
| A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods | Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology | Finalist | [20] | |
| British Fantasy Award for Anthology | Finalist | [21] | ||
| 2019 | BattleTech: Iron Dawn | Scribe Award for Best Young Adult Tie-in Novel | Finalist | [12] |
| 2022 | Battletech: Crimson Night | Scribe award for Original & Adapted Novels: Young Adult / Middle Grade | Finalist | [12] |
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.