Kitschies
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2010) Winner
Maurice Broaddus
もーりす・ぶろーだす
Mōrisu Burōdasu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- London
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Indianapolis
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher Librarian, Environmental Toxicologist
- Active Years
- 2006-
- Affiliations
- Kheprw Institute, Oaks Academy
- Nominations
- Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology (finalist) for Dark Faith, Black Quill Award (finalist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University | — | Biology | Bachelor of Science | — | United States |
Purdue University
Biology
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kitschies | King Maker | debut novel | — | winner |
| 2022 | Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards | Pimp My Airship | genre award | Indiana Humanities | winner |
| 2024 | Indiana Author Awards | Unfadeable | Best Middle Grade Novel | — | winner |
| 2024 | Indiana Author Awards | Sweep of Stars | Genre Shortlist | — | winner |
Kitschies
2010
Work:
King Maker
Category:
debut novel
Result:
winner
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards
2022
Work:
Pimp My Airship
Category:
genre award
Organization:
Indiana Humanities
Result:
winner
Indiana Author Awards
2024
Work:
Unfadeable
Category:
Best Middle Grade Novel
Result:
winner
Indiana Author Awards
2024
Work:
Sweep of Stars
Category:
Genre Shortlist
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Usual Suspects
2019 Young adult fictionA young adult mystery novel.
IdentityCommunity
Sweep of Stars
2022 Afrofuturist science fictionFirst book in the Astra Black trilogy, set in space.
AfrofuturismFamilySurvival
Pimp My Airship
2019 SteampunkSteampunk novel.
Alternate historyTechnologyBonding
The Knights of Breton Court
2010 Urban fantasyUrban fantasy trilogy retelling Arthurian mythos with street gangs.
MythGangsJustice
Bibliography
- King Maker
- King's Justice
- King's War
- Pimp My Airship
- Sweep of Stars
- Unfadeable
Adaptations
- Sorcerers to be adapted into a show by AMC Networks
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lush descriptive proseEvocative
- Recurring Motifs
- AfrofuturismBlack cultureCommunity
Legacy
Known as an African American speculative fiction author writing urban fantasy, Afrofuturism, horror, and more. Active in Indianapolis community.
In Popular Culture
- Works appear in anthologies and magazines.
Trivia
- Mother from Jamaica.
- Lives in Indianapolis with wife and two sons.