Brian A. Hopkins

Brian A. Hopkins (born December 29, 1960) is an American author. His works include the novel The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club and the novellas El Dia De Los Muertos and Five Days in April, all of which received Bram Stoker Awards. He edited the Stoker-winning horror anthology Extremes 2: Fantasy and Horror from the Ends of the Earth, as well as four other Extremes anthologies. His works have also been nominated for the Nebula Awards, Theodore Sturgeon Awards, Locus Awards, and International Horror Guild Awards.

Biography Hopkins was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1960. He has lived in the Oklahoma City area since 1983. In October 2018, he retired as the deputy director of the 76th Software Engineering Group at Tinker Air Force Base, culminating a 35-year civil service career. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from the University of Memphis and a Master of Science Degree in Engineering and Technology Management (MSETM) from Oklahoma State University.

His first short story was published in Dragon in 1990.

In 2001, Hopkins was diagnosed with an indolent form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, undergoing multiple rounds of chemotherapy over the years, as well as special targeted drug therapies. These health problems were compounded by Hepatitis C, Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), and other issues. From the beginning, Hopkins has written extensively about his health challenges in an online journal. In 2023, these journal entries were compiled and published as The Journey: Reflections on Life, Illness, and Death. Most of the entries from 2013 to 2022 maintain the pretense of having been written by Hopkins' miniature schnauzer, Gator.