Brad R. Torgersen

Brad R. Torgersen (born April 6, 1974) is an American science fiction author.[1] His short stories regularly appear in the science fiction magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact.

Brad R. Torgersen
Born (1974-04-06) April 6, 1974
United States
OccupationAuthor
GenreScience fiction
Notable works"Ray of Light", "The Exchange Officers", "The Chaplain's Legacy"
Website
bradrtorgersen.com

Writing career

Torgersen was a winner of the 2009 Writers of the Future contest,[2] and has been published in Analog and InterGalactic Medicine Show. His 2010 novelette "Outbound" won the Analog reader's poll,[3] and his 2011 novelette "Ray of Light" was nominated for both the Nebula Award[4] and the Hugo Award.[5] 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).[6] Torgersen led the Sad Puppies campaign at the Hugo Awards in 2014-2015. He received a Dragon Award in 2019, winning "Best Science Fiction Novel" for his novel, A Star-Wheeled Sky.[7]

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.[8]

Works

Series
The Chaplain's War
  • "The Chaplain's Assistant" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Stanley Schmidt (September 2011, Dell Magazines)
  • "The Chaplain's Legacy" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Trevor Quachri (July 2013, Dell Magazines)
  • The Chaplain's War (novel, October 2014, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-4767-3685-3)
Waywork Universe
  • "Axabrast", short fiction published on the Baen Books website in November 2018[9]
  • A Star-Wheeled Sky (novel, December 2018, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-4814-8362-9)

Collections
  • Lights in the Deep (August 2013, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-074-1)
  • Racers of the Night (August 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-232-5)

Anthologies

These are anthologies edited or co-edited by Torgersen.

  • Red Tide co-edited with Larry Niven and Matthew J. Harrington (October 2014, Phoenix Pick, ISBN 978-1-61242-132-2)

Short stories
  • "Footprints" in Licton Springs Review (Spring 2002)
  • "Exanastasis" in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XXVI edited by K. D. Wentworth (October 2010, Galaxy Press, ISBN 9781592128471)
  • "Outbound" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Stanley Schmidt (November 2010, Dell Magazines)
  • "Exiles of Eden" in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #22 edited by Edmund R. Schubert (April 2011)
  • "The Bullfrog Radio Astronomy Project" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Stanley Schmidt (October 2011, Dell Magazines)
  • "Ray of Light" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Stanley Schmidt (November 2011, Dell Magazines)
  • "The Ascent" with Mike Resnick in Tales from the Fathomless Abyss edited by Philip Athans (December 2011, Athans & Associates Creative Consulting)
  • "Sheep Dog" in The Gruff Variations: Writing for Charity Anthology, Vol. 1 edited by Eric James Stone (March 2012, Writing for Charity)
  • "Guard Dog" with Mike Resnick in Space Battles edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (April 2012, Flying Pen Press, ISBN 978-0-9845927-5-3)
  • "The Curse of Sally Tincakes" in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show #28 edited by Edmund R. Schubert (May 2012)
  • "Peacekeeper" with Mike Resnick in The Mammoth Book of SF Wars edited by Ian Watson and Ian Whates (May 2012, Robinson, ISBN 978-1-78033-040-2)
  • "Strobe Effect" with Alastair Mayer in Analog Science Fiction and Fact (November 2012, Dell Magazines)
  • "The Shadows of Titan" with Carter Reid in Space Eldritch edited by Nathan Shumate (December 2012, Cold Fusion Media, ISBN 978-1-4811-7831-0)
  • "The Exchange Officers" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Stanley Schmidt (January 2013, Dell Magazines)
  • "The Bricks of Eta Cassiopeiae" in Beyond the Sun edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (August 2013, Fairwood Press, ISBN 978-1-933846-38-5)
  • "Gemini 17" in Lights in the Deep (August 2013, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-074-1)
  • "Guardian of the Headwaters" in The Crimson Pact: Volume 5" edited by Paul Genesse (August 2013, Iron Dragon Books, ISBN 978-0-9850038-4-5)
  • "Reardon's Law" in Five by Five 2: No Surrender edited by Kevin J. Anderson (August 2013, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-071-0)
  • "The Hideki Line" in Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume IV" edited by Brian Lewis (January 2014, Empire & Great Jones Little Press, ISBN 978-0-9888072-9-7)
  • "Picket Ship" in Baen Books: Free Stories 2014 (January 2014, Baen Books)
  • "Life Flight" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Trevor Quachri (March 2014, Dell Magazines)
  • "The Nechronomator" in Galaxy's Edge Issue 7 edited by Mike Resnick (March 2014, Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick, ISBN 978-1-61242-186-5)
  • "Astronaut Nick" in A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of Stories edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Keith J. Olexa (July 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-202-8)
  • "Blood and Mirrors" in Racers of the Night: Science Fiction Stories edited by Brad R. Torgersen (August 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-232-5)
  • "Peacekeeper" in Racers of the Night: Science Fiction Stories edited by Brad R. Torgersen (August 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-232-5)
  • "Recapturing the Dream" in Racers of the Night: Science Fiction Stories edited by Brad R. Torgersen (August 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-232-5)
  • "The Flamingo Girl" in Racers of the Night: Science Fiction Stories edited by Brad R. Torgersen (August 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-232-5)
  • "The General's Guard" in Riding the Red Horse edited by Tom Kratman and Vox Day (December 2014, Castalia House)
  • "Sparky the Dog" in Red Tide edited by Larry Niven, Brad R. Torgersen, and Matthew J. Harrington (October 2014, Phoenix Pick, ISBN 978-1-61242-132-2)
  • "Gyre" in Galaxy's Edge Issue 13 edited by Mike Resnick (March 2015, Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick, ISBN 978-1-61242-260-2)
  • "The Ghost Conductor of the Interstellar Express" in Trajectories: Stories of Exploration edited by Dave Creek (March 2016, Hydra Publications, ISBN 978-1-942212-36-2)
  • "Jupiter or Bust" in Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show #50 edited by Edmund R. Schubert (April 2016, Hatrack River )
  • "Spirits with Visions" in 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush edited by Kevin J. Anderson and John McFetridge (April 2016, ECW Press, ISBN 978-1-77041-292-7)
  • "The Diddley Bow Horror" in Redneck Eldritch edited by Nathan Shumate (April 2016, Cold Fusion Media, ISBN 978-0-692-69291-2)
  • "Mars Court Rules" in Galactic Games edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (June 2016, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-4767-8158-7)
  • "Purytans" in Analog Science Fiction and Fact edited by Trevor Quachri (July-August 2016, Dell Magazines)
  • "CASPer's Ghost" in A Fistful of Credits edited by Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey (June 2017, Seventh Seal Press, ISBN 978-1-942936-70-1)
  • "The Bride" in Monster Hunter Files edited by Larry Correia and Bryan Thomas Schmidt (October 2017, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-4814-8275-2)
  • "Hymns of the Mothers" in Forbidden Thoughts edited by Jason Rennie (January 2017, Superversive Press, ISBN 978-0-9945163-7-4)
  • "The Unsent Letter" in Freedom's Light: Short Stories edited by Lindsay Galloway, Kia Heavey, and Matthew Souders (January 2017, Victory Fiction, ISBN 978-1-5204-0024-2)
  • "Orphans of Aries" in Rocket's Red Glare edited by James Reasoner (May 2017, Rough Edges Press, ISBN 978-1-5466-7053-7)
  • "45" in MAGA 2020 & Beyond edited by Marina Fontaine, Jason Rennie, and Dawn Witzke (November 2017, Superversive Press, ISBN 978-1-925645-48-4)
  • "Old Dogs, New Tricks" in Avatar Dreams: Scientific Visions of Avatar Technology edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Mike Resnick (April 2018, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-598-2)
  • "For Man or Beast" in To Be Men: Stories Celebrating Masculinity edited by Sirius Métier (June 2018, Superversive Press, ISBN 978-1-925645-14-9)
  • "Scrith" in Man-Kzin Wars XV (February 2019, Baen Books, ISBN 978-1-4814-8377-3)

Awards and honors

Torgersen has been nominated for and also won multiple awards for his various works.

Year Organization Award title,
Category		 Work Result Refs
2009 Writers of the Future Third Quarter "Exanastasis" 3 [2][10]
2010 Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analog Award,
Best Novelette		 "Outbound" Won [3][11]
2011 Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analog Award,
Best Novelette		 "Ray of Light" Nominated [12]
2011 Worldcon John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer - Nomination below cutoff [13]
2012 Worldcon Hugo Award,
Best Novelette		 "Ray of Light" Nominated [5][14]
2012 Worldcon John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer - Nominated [15]
2012 SFWA Nebula Award,
Best Novelette		 "Ray of Light" Nominated [4][16]
2013 Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analog Award,
Best Novella		 "The Chaplain's Legacy" Won [17]
2013 Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analog Award,
Best Novelette		 "The Exchange Officers" Nominated [18]
2014 Worldcon Hugo Award,
Best Novelette		 "The Exchange Officers" Nominated [19]
2014 Worldcon Hugo Award,
Best Novella		 "The Chaplain's Legacy" Nominated [20]
2014 Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analog Award,
Best Novelette		 "Life Flight" Won [21]
2015 Worldcon Hugo Award,
Best Novel		 "The Chaplain's War" Nomination below cutoff [22]
2019 Dragon Con Dragon Award, Best Science Fiction Novel A Star-Wheeled Sky Won [7]
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References

Notes

  1. Torgersen, Brad R. (September 9, 2011). "9-11 Ten Years Gone". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. "Awards and Events". Writersofthefuture.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.
  3. "SF Awards". Locus. 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012.
  4. "2011 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. February 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  5. "2012 Hugo Awards Nominations". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019.
  6. "2014 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards. 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  7. "2019 Dragon Award". Locus Magazine Online. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  8. "About". Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. Torgersen, Brad R. (November 2018). ""Axabrast" by Brad R. Torgersen". Baen Books. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. "Volume 26 - 2010 - Winners". Writers of the Future. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  11. "Award Category: 2010 Best Novelette (Analog Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  12. "Award Category: 2011 Best Novelette (Analog Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  13. "Award Category: 2011 Best New Writer (John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  14. "Award Category: 2012 Best Novelette (Hugo Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  15. "Award Category: 2012 Best New Writer (John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  16. "Award Category: 2012 Novelette (Nebula Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  17. "Award Category: 2013 Best Novella (Analog Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  18. "Award Category: 2013 Best Novelette (Analog Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  19. "Award Category: 2014 Best Novelette (Hugo Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  20. "Award Category: 2014 Best Novella (Hugo Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  21. "Award Category: 2014 Best Novelette (Analog Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  22. "Award Category: 2015 Best Novel (Hugo Award)". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

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