Brian A. Hopkins
Biography
Date of Birth /
Location
Dec 29, 1960; Altoona, PA
Professional Job Experience
Author (1989 - present), see Bibliography
Editor (2000 - present), see Bibliography
Electronics Engineer (1983-present), Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base, OK
Department Manager, Oshman's Sporting Goods' Hunting, Fishing, and Camping Department (1981-1983), Germantown, TN
Assistant Store Manager, World Bizarre Imports (1980 - 1981), Raleigh Springs Mall, Memphis, TN
Roustabout, Zapata Offshore Drilling (1979), a Rig in the Gulf of Mexico, (Point of Departure: Houma, LA)
Awards/Recognition
Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Horror, Long Fiction, 2002
Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Horror, Anthology, 2001
Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Horror, First Novel, 2000
Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Horror, Long Fiction, 1999
Finalist for the Nebula Award, Novelette Category, 1999
Finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for Science Fiction, 1999
Finalist for the International Horror Guild (IHG) Award, Long Form (1997), Short Story (1997), Long Form (2002)
Finalist in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, 1989
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), 1983, Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), Memphis, TN
Graduate with High Honors, 1979, Harrison Central High School, Gulfport, MS
Hobbies / Interests
Motorcycles
Firearms, Weapons, Martial Arts
Carpentry
Reading, Book Collecting
Scuba Diving, Sailing
An Easy-to-Grab Paragraph for Publishers
Four time Bram Stoker Award winner Brian A. Hopkins is the author of Something Haunts Us All (1995), Cold at Heart (1997), Flesh Wounds (1999), The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club (2000), Wrinkles at Twilight (2000), These I Know By Heart (2001), Salt Water Tears (2001), El Dia de los Muertos (2002), and Lipstick, Lies, and Lady Luck (2004). His short stories have recently appeared in Weird Tales, Historical Hauntings, Sol's Children, A Walk on the Darkside, Mystery Scene Magazine, Realms of Fantasy, Black Gate, Cemetery Dance, Haunted Holidays, Postscripts, Renaissance Faire and others. His story, “Diving the Coolidge,” was selected by Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber as one of the best fantasy stories of 2001. Darrell Schweitzer (Weird Tales) has called him "one of the most intriguing voices to emerge from the small presses since Thomas Ligotti." Brian has been a finalist for both the Nebula Award and the Ted Sturgeon Memorial Award for science fiction, as well as the International Horror Guild Award. Brian lives in Oklahoma City. You can learn more about him by visiting his webpage at http://bahwolf.com.