Trick Weekes

Trick Weekes
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
EducationStanford University (BA, MA)
SubjectScience fiction
Fantasy
SpouseKarin Weekes

Trick Weekes (also Patrick Weekes) is an American author. They have been a writer at BioWare since 2005 and have written for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age video game franchises.[1][2] In 2015 Weekes replaced David Gaider as the lead writer for Dragon Age.[3]

Career

Early life and education

Trick Weekes was born in California and attended Stanford University, where they received a B.A. and an M.A. in English Literature.

BioWare

Weekes is a writer at BioWare. They have written for both the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises, including the main video game installments as well as book adaptations, including the novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire[2] and two stories for the anthology Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights.[4] Following David Gaider's departure from Dragon Age in 2015, Weekes became the lead writer for the franchise.[3]

Personal life

Trick Weekes lives in Edmonton, Canada with their wife Karin Weekes and their two sons. Weekes identifies as pansexual and non-binary.[5]

Games

Comics

Novels

Rogues of the Republic

  • The Palace Job (2013)
  • The Prophecy Con (2014)
  • The Paladin Caper (2015)

Dragon Age

Other

  • Feeder (2018)

Short stories

  • “Dragon Slayers” in Realms of Fantasy Issue 27 (February 1999)[8]
  • “Glass Beads” in Science Fiction Age Volume 8 Issue 4 (May 2000)
  • “I Am Looking for a Book...” in Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores (2002, edited by Greg Ketter)
  • “Why the Elders Bare Their Throats” in Strange Horizons (17 February 2003)[9]
  • “When She Grows a Soul” in The Leading Edge Issue 46 (October 2003)
  • “Injure the Corners” in Amazing Stories Issue 604 (October 2004)
  • “Release the Knot” in Amazing Stories Issue 606 (December 2004)
  • “Unleashing the Flyers of L” in The Anthology from Hell: Humorous Stories from WAY Down Under (2012, edited by Julia S. Mandala)

References

  1. ^ "Romances are Badass, p1". 5 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Tor Books Announces New Dragon Age™ novel with BioWare Senior Writer Patrick Weekes - Tor.com". Tor.com. 29 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b Robert Purchese (June 30, 2015). "The first draft of Dragon Age: Origins didn't even have Grey Wardens". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ^ John ONeill (March 1, 2020). "Future Treasures: Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights edited by Chris Bain, Patrick Weekes, Matthew Goldman, and Christopher Morgan". Black Gate Magazine. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "About - Absurd Premise Executed Faithfully". patrickweekes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Patrick Weekes Video Game Credits and Biography".
  7. ^ GDC presentation how Weekes approached his role as the lead writer on Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trespasser
  8. ^ "Retrospectives: 1999". Realms of Fantasy Magazine.
  9. ^ "Fiction: Why the Elders Bare Their Throats, by Patrick Weekes". strangehorizons.com.