Difference between revisions of "Brandon Sanderson"

'''Brandon Sanderson''' (born December 19, 1975) is an American [[fantasy author]]. A [[Nebraska]] native,<ref name="writertopia">{{cite web|url=http://www.writertopia.com/profiles/BrandonSanderson|publisher=Writertopia|title=Profile for Brandon Sanderson|accessdate=2006-08-10}}</ref><ref name="mormon">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060815004428/http://morgannews.us/auth.html|title=Famous Mormon Writers and Authors|accessdate=2006-08-10}}</ref> he currently resides in [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]], [[Utah]]. He earned his [[Master's degree]] in [[Creative Writing]] in 2005 from [[Brigham Young University]],<ref name="masters">{{cite web|url=http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=1794|publisher=BYU Magazine|title=Winter 2006 Alumni Profiles Update|accessdate=2007-01-17}}</ref> where he was on the staff of ''[[Leading Edge]]'', a semi-professional [[speculative fiction]] magazine published by the university. He was a college roommate of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' champion [[Ken Jennings]].<ref name="jennings">{{cite web|url=http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=662|title=http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=662|date=2007-12-11|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> He has been nominated twice for the [[John W. Campbell Award]].<ref name="timesandseasons">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3897|title=MWS: Brandon Sanderson|first=Kaimi|last=Wenger|date=2007-06-11|publisher=Times & Seasons|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref>