Jude Brewer

Jude Brewer is an American author, screenwriter, producer, and podcast host, best known for creating and hosting Storybound (podcast) and Storytellers Telling Stories.[1] Brewer's writing has appeared internationally through literary magazines, and most recently in podcasts and short films.

Jude Brewer
Born (1989-06-13) June 13, 1989
Walnut Creek, California U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationWriter, Producer
Known forStorybound (podcast) and Storytellers Telling Stories
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

Writing

Tania Hershman, author, and judge of the 2017 UK Retreat West Flash Fiction Prize, has described Brewer's writing as "[taking] risks in its structure, going off on tangents, not following a linear narrative, and the risks pay off. It is dark and funny and moving and strange. There is not a word too many or too few, and every word is precisely chosen, the character’s voice never strays…I could read this again and again and again."[2]

Two of Brewer's short literary fiction pieces were adapted for his podcast Storytellers Telling Stories with Brewer narrating. He has mentioned compiling his stories into a full-length novel. Most recently, his screenplays have been adapted into short films set for a 2020 release.

Podcasting

Around early 2017, Brewer launched John Plays the Piano, a roundtable film discussion podcast, breaking down and analyzing classic films such as Brazil (1985 film), Being John Malkovich, and even Small Soldiers. Eight episodes were released, but only three episodes are currently available. Brewer has said John Plays the Piano is on an "indefinite hiatus".[3]

In October 2017, Brewer launched the Storytellers Telling Stories podcast as a means to take a break from writing, craving something "more experimental and a little less predictable", toying with different instruments while warping and distorting their sounds.[4] The show has been described as an audio drama "pushing the evolution" of podcasting.[5] The initial concept was to simulate a movie within the listener's mind, to create a sense of total immersion without requiring any visuals.[6] Lights Out (radio show) has been cited as an influence for Brewer, as was listening to concept albums and following their track listings to outline his stories and novels as a teenager.

Storytellers Telling Stories wrapped with its series finale in August 2019, bringing together 27 different writers reading the work of author Traci Foust, as Foust had passed away the previous year.[7]

In October 2019, Lit Hub announced a partnership with The Podglomerate, launching the Storybound (podcast), a new podcast created and hosted by Brewer.[8] The show will explore themes of "family life to friendship, relationships to histories, and how everything in life can be impacted by the power of a good story".[9] Season One was sponsored by Powell's Books, including musicians who originally appeared on Storytellers Telling Stories, alongside critically acclaimed and bestselling authors such as Mitch Albom, Lidia Yuknavitch, Matt Gallagher, Kim Barnes, Adelle Waldman, Diksha Basu, Nathan Hill, Caitlin Doughty, as well as a story told by Jack Rhysider, creator of the popular podcast Darknet Diaries.[10][11][12][13][14]

Another podcast is rumored to be in development with a recurring writing collaborator, Brianna Barrett, officially funded by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council. The show will be a radio drama adaptation of Barrett's historical fiction play based on the life of Frances Fuller Victor, an American historian and novelist living in Civil War era San Francisco.

Awards
  • 2017 UK Retreat West Flash Fiction Prize Winner
  • 2017 New Millennium Writings Muse October Prize Winner
  • 2017 Montana Book Festival Finalist
  • 2018 Gertrude Press Chapbook Contest Runner-up

Bibliography

Short Fiction
  • The Has Been, The Dancer, The Invader - Scintilla Press Magazine, Issue 10 (2016)
  • While My Wife Is Out Of Town - Retreat West's Impermanent Facts (2017)
  • Job #18 Divinity - The Clackamas Literary Review, 20th Anniversary Issue (2017)
  • Thank You - Typishly Magazine (2017)
  • Say What You Will - Stephen O'Donnell's The Untold Gaze (2018)
  • Jordan and Karyn - New Millennium Writing's Musepaper Vol.1 (2019)

Audio Adaptations
  • We Didn't Know What Was Happening - Storytellers Telling Stories, Season 1, Episode 21 (2018)
  • Say What You Will - Storytellers Telling Stories, Season 2, Episode 10 (2019)

Film
  • Be Still (2018)[15]
  • A Dark Sort of Love (2018)[16]
  • Your Heart is Mine (2020)[17]
  • Fossil (2020)[18]

References
  1. "Storybound is a New Podcast That Combines Portland Musical Acts and Well-Known Authors". Willamette Week. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. "2017 Short Story and Flash Fiction Prize Results". Retreat West. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. "Podcast Spotlight: Storytellers Telling Stories". February 24, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. "Press Play on #PDXmusic Podcasts: Storytellers Telling Stories, That Much Further West, Haute Garbage and DIY Musician Podcast". June 5, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  5. "Podcast Spotlight: Storytellers Telling Stories". February 24, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. "Podcast Obsessed: Storybound". December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. "Traci Foust: 1972–2018". January 13, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  8. "Introducing the Storybound Podcast". October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  9. "The Return Of Radio Theater". October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. "Storybound is a New Podcast That Combines Portland Musical Acts and Well-Known Authors". Willamette Week. November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. "Inside Podcasting". Inside. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  12. "New: Storybound". Podcast Business Journal. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  13. "Podcast, the Newsletter". Mailchimp. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  14. "Podcasts about Beyonce, Arias and Healthcare: Worth a Listen". NYTimes. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  15. "Be Still (2018)". IMDB. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  16. "A Dark Sort of Love (2018)". IMDB. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  17. "Your Heart is Mine (2020)". IMDB. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  18. "Fossil (2020)". IMDB. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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