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American writer and academic

Brian Broome (born 1969 or 1970) is an American memoirist, poet, and screenwriter from Ohio. He is best known for his award-winning memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods.

Education and career

Broome received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Chatham University and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also worked as a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow and an instructor in the Writing Program. His first full-length book, Punch Me Up to the Gods, was purchased by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt while he was still a student.

Broome currently writes for The Washington Post and is a Writer in Residence at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California.

Awards

In 2021, Broome was named Pittsburgh's Person of the Year in the Literature category.

Year Work Award Result Ref.
2018 "Gravel" Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Award for College Prose Winner
2019 “In the Hypocrisy of the Opioid Epidemic, White Means Victim, Black Means Addict” Vann Award for Online/Health-Science-Environment Winner
2020 "Garbage" Cortada Short Film Festival's Audience Choice Award Winner
Portland Short Fest Semi-finalist
2021 Punch Me Up to the Gods Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction Winner
2022 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor
Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir or Biography Winner
Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction Winner

References

  1. ^ Jones, Susan (2021-11-09). "Former Pitt instructor wins Kirkus Prize for memoir". University Times. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. "Yes I Said Yes I Will Yes: Brian Broome '17 | Chatham University". www.chatham.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. Lion, Jolanta (2020-11-20). "New Films Explore Racial Inequality in America". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  4. "Student Brian Broome Sells Debut Memoir". University of Pittsburgh. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  5. ^ "Brian Broome". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. "Visiting Writers & Editors". Saint Mary's College. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  7. "Pittsburgh's People of the Year 2021: Literature". Pittsburgh City Paper. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  8. "The 19th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Awards - Department of English - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Carnegie Mellon University". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  9. "Pittsburgh Media Group Announces 2019 Vann Winners" (PDF). Pittsburgh Black Media Federation. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  10. "Brian Broome". University of Queensland Press. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  11. Liebetrau, Eric (September 13, 2021). "Meet the 2021 Kirkus Prize Nonfiction Finalists". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  12. "2021 Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  13. Chapman, Monica (2022-02-01). "2022 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards announced". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  14. Schaub, Michael (2022-06-13). "Lambda Literary Award Winners Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  15. Segal, Corinne (2022-06-13). "Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  16. "Here Are the Winners of the 2022 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

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