Bryan Young (born July 17, 1980) is an American blogger, author and filmmaker.

Biography

At age 18, Young received local press coverage when he became the first person in the city of

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, to get in line for the opening of ''

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''. Three years later, he repeated the stunt, camping out at the cinema three weeks before the opening of '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Young was inducted as an honorary member of the

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Film

Young co-directed two feature films, ''Missy'' and ''The Fleapit Three'', and a feature-length documentary, ''The Misbehavers''. He collaborated with director and friend Steven Greenstreet on a pair of documentaries, serving as assistant director for '' This Divided State'' and producing ''Killer at Large''. His short film ''3 1/2 Stars'' won Best Writing at the Helper Film Festival.

Writing

In collaboration with Elias Pate and Derek Hunter, Young contributed to the comic book series ''Pirate Club'', released quarterly by

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. He's contributed essays to Marvel's ''

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: Age of Republic'' comics. His self-published novel ''Lost at the Con'', as well as ''Operation Montauk'', ''The Serpent's Head'', and ''The Aeronaut'' from Silence in the Library publishing received positive reviews. A short story was also included in the anthology ''A Hero by Any Other Name''. He has freelanced for ''

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'', the official ''Star Wars'' blog, ''

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'', ''

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'', and "geek news and reviews" blog ''Big Shiny Robot!'', which he co-founded. It was announced at New York Comic Con that he would be co-writing the ''

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'' role-playing game. This project drew attention when it was announced that the game would use gender neutral language. His novel in the ''

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'' universe, ''Honor's Gauntlet'', won the Diamond Quill award in 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Bryan American male bloggers American bloggers American male writers People from Provo, Utah 1980 births Living people Film directors from Utah