Get a free story when you subscribe

Author, Editor, Media Tie-In Writer

Ten Things that May or May Not Have Happened at Gen Con 2024

Gen Con is always an exciting time. This year was no exception. Between the panels, workshops, and business meetings, there is no way I could summarize everything that happened. However, my “To Follow-up On” list is about a mile long. So many good memories. Among them may be the following…

  1. Declined an offer from Marie Bilodeau to steal a chair for me.
  2. Had a lovely 10 second interaction with the DnD Shorts guy in the Dispel Dice mosh pit of a line.
  3. Discovered that Phil Lee IS the power behind the throne of Cat Labs.
  4. Already have business meetings scheduled for Gen Con 2025.
  5. Plotted shenanigans for WorldCon 2025 in Seattle.
  6. Signed an editor-publisher anthology contract for something new and exciting.
  7. Caused one of my planes home to need to be rebooted to fix something (darn QA effect aura).
  8. Announced an open call to a new magazine I am editing.
  9. Made Mike Stackpole blush and shocked Brandon O’Brien.
  10. Upheld the pact and bought dice.
Leeloo, a small singapura cat with fawn colored coat, peeks out of a dark brown cat house with a skeptical look on its face.
“You’re not the momma.”

The kitties took last night to be mad and today they are loving, needy, and shedding all over me. There is nothing like travel to make you appreciate what you have at home.

Mena, a medium sized highlander short hair with a cream colored coat, a bobbed tail, and curled ears looks at the picture-taker with a quizzical expression on her face. She stands on a wooden floor next to a white wall.
“Where’s Mom?”

My next convention is Can-Con where I will be an Editor Guest of Honor. This will be my first time in Ottawa, Canada.

Meet Jennifer Brozek

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.

Browse the archives

You may also like...

There is much that goes on in a writer’s life. Here’s some of things I’ve been working on in the background. Open Call: Announcing the 99 Fleeting Fantasies anthology open call. All genres of flash fiction fantasy. One month open call from July 15-Aug 15. (And might I also direct your attention to: Round One of Slush Reading from the 99 Tiny Terrors call. Or The Reinvented Detective Slushpile Tweets round up.)   Interview: The ever-talented Cat Rambo interviewed me for Horror Tree and I got to tell one of my most favorite stories about frightening an entire room of convention goers. Interview: My Favorite Bit about The Reinvented Heart anthology. Sometimes, the best part of the project is the people we work with. Interview: Bookish Brews asked me and Cat Rambo what we love about The Reinvented Heart anthology. There is so much to love in this anthology. Interview:...

scroll-horizontal

Come say hello to me at OryCon and Sci-fi Authorfest. Here is where you can find me. FRIDAY Nov 7 4:00pm – 5:00pm, Jefferson: Strong Characters in SF SATURDAY, Nov 81:00pm – 2:00pm, Idaho: Freaking Me Out, Not Grossing Me Out4:00pm – 5:00pm, Morrison: Fantasy vs. Science Fiction5:00pm – 6:00pm, Lincoln: Urban Fantasy Made Real7:00pm – 8:00pm, Hawthorne: Speeding Up Your Output9:00pm – 1:00am, Suite 1570: Shattered Shields Release Party (You are invited. Yes, you.) SUNDAY, Nov 911:00am – 12:00pm, Lincoln: I’ll Be Watching You…2:00pm – 2:30pm, Grant: Jennifer Brozek Reading Powell’s Sci-Fi Authorfest 8 4:00pm – 5:30pmThis is my first signing at Powell’s City of Books store! So, if you aren’t coming to OryCon, you can still come see me and a bunch of awesome authors.

scroll-horizontal