Brian Niemeier | |
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Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Genre | Horror, science fiction |
Years active | 2012–present |
Notable awards |
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Website | |
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Brian Niemeier is an American science fiction horror author. In 2016, he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel.
Brian Niemeier grew up in Peoria, Illinois. [1] He attended Bradley University in Peoria for his undergraduate work, [2] then earned an MA at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Niemeier was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016, [3] [4] which he said was a result of his having been selected by the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies campaigns. [5] The award voters ranked him sixth of five nominees, below "No Award". [6] His second novel, Souldancer, won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel. [7] [8] When Niemeier's novel The Secret Kings was nominated at the 2017 Dragon Awards, The Verge contributor Andrew Liptak cited the book's low ratings at Goodreads (numbering 11 at the time) when discussing whether or not the Dragons were actually rewarding the works most popular with fans. [9] Niemeier has since stated that the Dragon Awards have been taken over by the "Death Cult" by which he alleges the Hugo Awards are controlled, and that this cult "took advantage of the drastically reduced voter base to pack the ballot" in 2020. [10] Mike Glyer, of File 770, described Niemeier as negatively spinning the results of the 2020 Dragon Awards because Niemeier's friends didn't win. [11]
Works are listed chronologically in each section. All of his works are self-published unless otherwise noted.
A non-fiction guide to the series was also published:
Year | Organization | Award title, Category |
Work | Result | Refs |
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2016 | World Science Fiction Society | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | – | Finalist | [3] [4] |
2016 | Dragon Con |
Dragon Award, Best Horror Novel |
Souldancer | Won | [7] [8] |
Brian Niemeier | |
---|---|
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Genre | Horror, science fiction |
Years active | 2012–present |
Notable awards |
|
Website | |
www |
Brian Niemeier is an American science fiction horror author. In 2016, he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel.
Brian Niemeier grew up in Peoria, Illinois. [1] He attended Bradley University in Peoria for his undergraduate work, [2] then earned an MA at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Niemeier was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016, [3] [4] which he said was a result of his having been selected by the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies campaigns. [5] The award voters ranked him sixth of five nominees, below "No Award". [6] His second novel, Souldancer, won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel. [7] [8] When Niemeier's novel The Secret Kings was nominated at the 2017 Dragon Awards, The Verge contributor Andrew Liptak cited the book's low ratings at Goodreads (numbering 11 at the time) when discussing whether or not the Dragons were actually rewarding the works most popular with fans. [9] Niemeier has since stated that the Dragon Awards have been taken over by the "Death Cult" by which he alleges the Hugo Awards are controlled, and that this cult "took advantage of the drastically reduced voter base to pack the ballot" in 2020. [10] Mike Glyer, of File 770, described Niemeier as negatively spinning the results of the 2020 Dragon Awards because Niemeier's friends didn't win. [11]
Works are listed chronologically in each section. All of his works are self-published unless otherwise noted.
A non-fiction guide to the series was also published:
Year | Organization | Award title, Category |
Work | Result | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | World Science Fiction Society | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | – | Finalist | [3] [4] |
2016 | Dragon Con |
Dragon Award, Best Horror Novel |
Souldancer | Won | [7] [8] |