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Author, Editor, Media Tie-In Writer

Awards and Laudations

2024

  • Shadowrun: Auditions – Winner of the Scribe Award for the Best YA/MG Tie-in Novel.
  • Valdemar: “Needs Must When Evil Bides” Nominated for the Scribe Award for the Best Short Story.

2022

  • BattleTech: Crimson Night – Nominated for the Scribe Award for the Best YA/MG Tie-in Novel.

2020

  • BattleTech: Iron Dawn – Nominated for the Scribe Award for the Best YA/MG Tie-in Novel.
  • A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods – finalist for the 2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology.
  • A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods – finalist for the 2019 British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology.

2019

  • 2019 Rainforest Writers Inspirational Award – Winner.
  • Arkham Horror: To Fight the Black Wind – finalist for the 2019 Raven Award for Horror/Thriller novel.

2017

  • The Last Days of Salton Academy – finalist for the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel.

2016

  • Never Let Me Sleep – finalist for the 2015 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel.
  • “To Lose the Stars” – 1st runner up (2nd place) in the 2016 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Contest.
  • Colonial Gothic: Roanoke Island – nominated for the d-Infinity Independent Game Awards for best supplement.

2015

  • BattleTech: The Nellus Academy Incident – Winner of the Scribe Award for Best YA Tie-in Novel.
  • “Written in the Wind” – Nominated for Scribe Award for the Best Tie-in Short Story.
  • Finalist for a Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form.
  • Chicks Dig Gaming: A Celebration of All Things Gaming by the Women Who Love It – Nominated for an ENnie Award for Best RPG Related Product.

2013

“Locks and Keys” Shadowrun short story.

Shadowrun Returns video game. (I was credited under “additional writing.”)

  • VideoGameGeek Golden Geek award for Best Indie Game.

2011

Shanghai Vampocalypse, Savage Mojo, Author

  • Winner of a silver ENnie for the Best Electronic Book

2010

Serenity: The Big Damn Hero’s Handbook – Margaret Weis Productions, Contributor, October, 2009

  • Winner of the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game Supplement, 2010
  • Finalist for the RPG Golden Geek award for Best Supplement

Shadowrun: Seattle 2072, sourcebook – Catalyst Labs, Contributor, August 2009

  • Finalist for Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game Supplement, 2010

Shadowrun – 20th Anniversary Ed., core book – Catalyst Labs, Proofer, August 2009

  • Finalist for Ennies Award for Product of the Year, 2010

2009

Grants Pass, anthology – Morrigan Books, Concept and co-editor, August, 2009

  • Winner of the Australia Shadows Award for best editing (with Amanda Pillar), 2009