Author 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

• Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management (MSETM), 2010, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

• 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

• Photography

• Critters

• Firearms, Weapons, Martial Arts

• Carpentry

• Reading, Book Collecting

• Scuba Diving

• Sailing

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