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Industry Talk is a collection of two previously published columns by Jennifer Brozek, Dice & Deadlines and The Making of an Anthology. The collection also contains brand-new content including step-by-step instructions on how to pitch an anthology and advice on managing a freelance career.
Jennifer Brozek is a multi-talented, award-winning author, editor, and media tie-in writer. She is the author of Never Let Me Sleep and The Last Days of Salton Academy, both of which were nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. Her YA tie-in novels, BattleTech: The Nellus Academy Incident and Shadowrun: Auditions, have both won Scribe Awards. Her editing work has earned her nominations for the British Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the Hugo Award. She won the Australian Shadows Award for the Grants Pass anthology, co-edited with Amanda Pillar. Jennifer’s short form work has appeared in Apex Publications, Uncanny Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, and in anthologies set in the worlds of Valdemar, Shadowrun, V-Wars, Masters of Orion, Well World, and Predator.
Jennifer has been a full-time freelance author and editor for over seventeen years, and she has never been happier. She keeps a tight schedule on her writing and editing projects and somehow manages to find time to teach writing classes and volunteer for several professional writing organizations such as SFWA, HWA, and IAMTW. She shares her husband, Jeff, with several cats and often uses him as a sounding board for her story ideas. Visit Jennifer’s worlds at jenniferbrozek.com or her social media accounts on LinkTree.
I survived my tax appointment! Yay! The Hugo Award nomination period closes on 16 Mar 2018. Along with my own work I would like you to consider, I have a couple other recommendations. NovelWinter Tide by Ruthanne EmrysInto the Drowning Deep by Seanan McGuire NovellaDown Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire NoveletteA Human Stain by Kelly Robson Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo)EXO by Fonda Lee Fan WriterJason SanfordAlasdair Stuart If you can nominate for the Hugos, please do. Your vote does count.
Crypticon Seattle has come and gone. We did well enough in the sales department. We’ll probably be back next year—timing of the convention and other conventions willing. It occurs to me that I should probably mark down somewhere all the conventions I’ve been a Guest of Honor at. I no longer remember the years. I mostly remember all the conventions. I should probably look that up now. 30 minutes later, I think I have the list. If you remember one that I don’t remember, please let me know. • BayCon 2009 – Toastmaster (San Jose, CA) • GothCon 2013 – Guest of Honor (Gothenburg, Sweden) • Context 2014 – Featured Presenter (Ohio) • LepreCon 2015 – Guest of Honor (Phoenix, AZ) • Gen Con 2015 – Industry Insider Featured Guest (Indianapolis, ID) • Gamehole Con 2015 – Special Guest (Madison, WI) • OrcaCon 2016 – Guest of Honor (Everett, WA)...
