Bryan Young

Salt Lake City

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About

Bryan Young (he/they) works across many different media. His work as a writer and producer has been called "filmmaking gold" by The New York Times. He's also published comic books with Slave Labor Graphics and Image Comics. He's been a regular contributor for the Huffington Post, StarWars.com, Star Wars Insider magazine, SYFY, /Film, and was the founder and editor in chief of the geek news and review site Big Shiny Robot! In 2014, he wrote the critically acclaimed history book, A Children’s Illustrated History of Presidential Assassination. He co-authored Robotech: The Macross Saga RPG has written two books in the BattleTech Universe: Honor's Gauntlet and A Question of Survival. His latest book, The Big Bang Theory Book of Lists is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon. His work has won two Diamond Quill awards and in 2023 he was named Writer of the Year by the League of Utah Writers. He teaches writing for Writer’s Digest, Script Magazine, and at the University of Utah. www.swankmotron.com
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Wrote 500 thousand words

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Reached 30‑day streak

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Completed 180 writing days

671,193Words
25Day Streak
360Drafting Days
279Drafts

Overall Stats

Participant Badges

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Published Work

  • BattleTech: A Question of Survival

    Catalyst Game LabsJul 2022
  • BattleTech Honor's Gauntlet

    Catalyst Game LabsAug 2020