Piper J. Drake
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{{short description|American novelist}}
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| education = Trenton State College (BS)
Temple University (MS)
| occupation = Author, podcast personality
| nationality = American
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Piper J. Drake (born September 15, 1976, in New York State) is a Thai American author and podcast personality. She has also written as PJ Schnyder.{{Cite web|url=http://piperjdrake.com/about/|title=Piper J. Drake Website|access-date=June 10, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628155148/http://piperjdrake.com/about/|url-status=live}}
Early life
She studied at Trenton State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She began a career in life sciences and graduated from Temple University with a Master of Science in Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs.
Career
Piper J. Drake (or "PJ") began her writing career in 2010 as "PJ Schnyder" writing award-winning science fiction & paranormal romance and steampunk.
Her first podcast credit came from narrating her own short story written as PJ Schnyder, A Swan in Siam, for Tales from the Archives Vol. 2 set in the world of The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences created by Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/2012/04/24/podcast-volume-two-two/|title=Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences|access-date=June 10, 2017|archive-date=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821161837/http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/2012/04/24/podcast-volume-two-two/|url-status=live}} She has provided her voice to episodes of The Voice of Free Planet X by Jared Axelrod. She appears as a guest on The Shared Desk by Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine occasionally and is co-host of MangoRicePod with her partner, Matthew J. Drake.
In 2015, she began writing romantic suspense as Piper J. Drake. She debuted in the genre with the Safeguard series, published by Carina Press. Her True Heroes series, published by Hachette Book Group's Grand Central Publishing's Forever imprint, launched in 2016.
In 2017, Drake joined the cast of Writing Excuses as a host for season 12.{{Cite web|url=https://writingexcuses.com/2017/01/01/12-1-variations-on-first-person/|title=12.1: Variations on First Person|first=Howard|last=Tayler|date=January 1, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2022|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123030305/https://writingexcuses.com/2017/01/01/12-1-variations-on-first-person/|url-status=live}} She also launched 20 Minute Delay, a podcast on travel co-hosted with Gail Carriger.
Recognized by the Romance Writers of America in 2018 as a Romance Trailblazer, having written the first Own Voices Thai (Southeast Asian) romance.Romance Writers of America https://www.rwa.org/Online/Awards/RITA/romance_trailblazers2.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725033203/https://www.rwa.org/Online/Awards/RITA/romance_trailblazers2.aspx |date=July 25, 2020 }}
Surprise guest with TypecastRPG on Twitch in July 2020, she joined the cast in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.typecastrpg.com/news/2021/7/21/welcome-piper-j-drake|title=TypecastRPG|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923184831/https://www.typecastrpg.com/news/2021/7/21/welcome-piper-j-drake|url-status=live}}
Publications
= Novels =
- Heart's Sentinel written as PJ Schnyder, Carina Press, 2010, {{ISBN|1936394421}}
- Fighting Kat written as PJ Schnyder, Carina Press, 2014, ASIN: B00F942UCI
- Hidden Impact, Carina Press, 2015, {{ISBN|978-1335932297}}
- Extreme Honor, Forever – Hachette Book Group, 2016, {{ISBN|978-1455536047}}
- Deadly Testimony, Carina Press, 2016, {{ISBN|978-1335013118}}
- Ultimate Courage, Forever – Hachette Book Group, 2016, {{ISBN|978-1455536054}}
- Absolute Trust, Forever – Hachette Book Group, 2016, {{ISBN|978-1455536085}}
- Contracted Defense, Carina Press, 2017, {{ISBN|978-1335895677}}
- Total Bravery, Hachette Book Group, 2018, {{ISBN|978-1538759530}}
- Fierce Justice, Hachette Book Group, 2019, {{ISBN|978-1538759578}}
- Forever Strong, Hachette Book Group, 2020, {{ISBN|978-1538759608}}
- Wings Once Cursed & Bound, Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2023, {{ISBN|978-1492683865}}
= Novellas =
- Red's Wolf written as PJ Schnyder, Decadent Publishing, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-936394-18-0}}
- Evie's Gift written as PJ Schnyder, Decadent Publishing, 2010, {{ISBN|978-1-936394-51-7}}
- Hunting Kat written as PJ Schnyder, Carina Press, 2011, ASIN: B005078OME
- Bite Me written as PJ Schnyder, Carina Press, 2011, ASIN: B005078OME
- Sing for the Dead written as PJ Schnyder, Carina Press, 2011, ASIN: B005078OME
- Survive to Dawn written as PJ Schnyder, Carina Press, 2011, ASIN: B005078OME
- Siren's Calling (The Sea King's Daughters Book 4), 2018, ASIN: B07FWSWV5T
- Gaming Grace (Gone Wild Book 2), 2020, ASIN: B081155LZ1
=Short stories=
- A Swan in Siam written as PJ Schnyder, Tales from the Archives, 2013
- Winter Valor, True Heroes short story in 2016
- A Calamity of Crows written as PJ Schnyder, Tales from the Archives, releasing in 2017
Awards and recognition
- 2014 Prism Award from Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal Chapter of the RWA for Sing for the Dead written as PJ Schnyder{{cite web|title=2014 Prism Award Winners|url=http://www.romance-ffp.com/2014-prism-award-winners/|website=Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance Writers Website|access-date=June 10, 2017|archive-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608055924/http://www.romance-ffp.com/2014-prism-award-winners/|url-status=live}}
- 2013 Golden Leaf Award from New Jersey Romance Writers for Bite Me written as PJ Schnyder{{cite web|title=2013 Golden Leaf Winners|url=https://njrwblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/2013-golden-leaf-winners/|website=New Jersey Romance Writers Website|access-date=June 10, 2017|archive-date=February 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219064439/http://njrwblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/2013-golden-leaf-winners/|url-status=live}}
- 2013 Parsec Award winner for Best Speculative Fiction: Small Cast (Short Form){{cite web|title=2013 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2013-parsec-awards-finalists/|website=Parsec Awards Website|access-date=June 10, 2017|archive-date=June 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606102523/http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2013-parsec-awards-finalists/|url-status=live}}
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Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:American romantic fiction writers
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Category:American women romantic fiction writers