Brian Broome (born 1969 or 1970)[1] 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 edit
Broome received 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.[2] His first full-length book, Punch Me Up to the Gods, was purchased by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt while he was still a student.[3]
Broome currently writes for The Washington Post[4] and is a Writer in Residence at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California.[5][1]
Awards edit
In 2021, Broome was named Pittsburgh's Person of the Year in the Literature category.[6]
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Gravel" | Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Award for College Prose | Winner | [7] |
| 2019 | “In the Hypocrisy of the Opioid Epidemic, White Means Victim, Black Means Addict” | Vann Award for Online/Health-Science-Environment | Winner | [8] |
| 2020 | "Garbage" | Cortada Short Film Festival's Audience Choice Award | Winner | [9] |
| Portland Short Fest | Semi-finalist | [4] | ||
| 2021 | Punch Me Up to the Gods | Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction | Winner | [10][11] |
| 2022 | Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award | Honor | [12] | |
| Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir or Biography | Winner | [13][14] | ||
| Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction | Winner | [15] |
References edit
- ^ a b Jones, Susan (2021-11-09). "Former Pitt instructor wins Kirkus Prize for memoir". University Times. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ Lion, Jolanta (2020-11-20). "New Films Explore Racial Inequality in America". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Student Brian Broome Sells Debut Memoir". University of Pittsburgh. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ a b "Brian Broome". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Visiting Writers & Editors". Saint Mary's College. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Pittsburgh's People of the Year 2021: Literature". Pittsburgh City Paper. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Media Group Announces 2019 Vann Winners" (PDF). Pittsburgh Black Media Federation. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "Brian Broome". University of Queensland Press. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Liebetrau, Eric (September 13, 2021). "Meet the 2021 Kirkus Prize Nonfiction Finalists". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "2021 Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (2022-06-13). "Lambda Literary Award Winners Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ Segal, Corinne (2022-06-13). "Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards!". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Here Are the Winners of the 2022 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-17.