Occupation Author Books The Chaplain's War Role Author | Name Brad Torgersen Genre Science fiction | |
Born April 6, 1974 (age 50) United States ( 1974-04-06 ) Notable works “Ray of Light”, “The Exchange Officers”, “The Chaplain's Legacy” Nominations | ||
Larry Niven Brad R. Torgersen Matthew J. Harrington Red Tide Audiobook
Brad R. Torgersen (born April 6, 1974) is an American science fiction author. His short stories regularly appear in the science fiction magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact.
Contents
- Larry Niven Brad R Torgersen Matthew J Harrington Red Tide Audiobook
- Writing career
- Personal life
- References
Writing career
Torgersen was a winner of the 2009 Writers of the Future contest, and has been published in Analog and InterGalactic Medicine Show. His 2010 novelette "Outbound" won the Analog reader's poll, and his 2011 novelette "Ray of Light" was nominated for both the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. He was also a nominee for the 2012 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Torgersen received two nominations for the 2014 Hugo Awards, for “The Chaplain's Legacy” (novella) and “The Exchange Officers” (novelette). Torgersen led the Sad Puppies campaign at the Hugo Awards in 2014-2015.
Personal life
Torgersen works in healthcare computer systems and is a United States Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer on weekends. He writes fiction at night.