Jeff Koke is an American writer, graphic designer and business owner currently living in

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. He is best known for his writing work for

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in the 1990s, including '' GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade'', an adaptation of the well-known '' Vampire: The Masquerade'' roleplaying game, and '' GURPS Black Ops'' (co-written with S. John Ross). Jeff Koke worked for Steve Jackson Games as managing editor, senior designer and as a freelance writer from 1991 until 1997, when he left the company to work in the graphic design field. His work for Steve Jackson Games won him two

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, Best Roleplaying Supplement for ''GURPS Vampire'' in 1993 and Best Graphic Representation of a Roleplaying Game for ''

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'' in 1997. In June 2010, he published his first fiction novel, ''Princess Alex and the Sapphire Crown'', a young adult modern fantasy with a main character based in part on the author's own daughter, Alexandra. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from

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in San Marcos in 1991 and a master's degree in English from the

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in 1994. He currently runs a business in the

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field, Jeff Koke Design, a design and marketing firm in Austin, Texas.

Writing credits

* '' GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade'', 1993 * '' GURPS Time Travel Adventures'', 1994 * ''

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Adventures'', 1995 * '' GURPS Black Ops'', 1997 * ''Princess Alex and the Sapphire Crown'', 2010

References

External links

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WorldCat author page

GURPS Vampire entry at Steve Jackson Games
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koke, Jeff American male writers GURPS writers American role-playing designers American graphic designers Living people 1967 births Texas State University alumni