Brad R. Torgersen


Brad R. Torgersen is an American science fiction author. His short stories regularly appear in the science fiction magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact.

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” and “The Exchange Officers”. 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.

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.

Works

Series

;The Chaplain's War
;Waywork Universe
These are anthologies edited or co-edited by Torgersen.
Torgersen has been nominated for and also won multiple awards for his various works.
YearOrganizationAward title,
Category
WorkResultRefs
2009Writers of the FutureThird Quarter"Exanastasis"
2010Analog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Award,
Best Novelette
"Outbound"
2011Analog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Award,
Best Novelette
"Ray of Light"
2011WorldconJohn W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer-
2012WorldconHugo Award,
Best Novelette
"Ray of Light"
2012WorldconJohn W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer-
2012SFWANebula Award,
Best Novelette
"Ray of Light"
2013Analog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Award,
Best Novella
"The Chaplain's Legacy"
2013Analog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Award,
Best Novelette
"The Exchange Officers"
2014WorldconHugo Award,
Best Novelette
"The Exchange Officers"
2014WorldconHugo Award,
Best Novella
"The Chaplain's Legacy"
2014Analog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Award,
Best Novelette
"Life Flight"
2015WorldconHugo Award,
Best Novel
"The Chaplain's War"
2019Dragon ConDragon Award, Best Science Fiction NovelA Star-Wheeled Sky