➻ Name: Jay Brantner➻ AKA: Tar Vol➻ Blog: Bluesky: Reddit: About: Jay has been active on social media, his blog, and the r/Fantasy subreddit as a reviewer/fan writer since around 2020. I believe this is his first time as a Hugo finalist, but he was high on the longlist in 2025 for Best Fan Writer. I think I first encountered Jay when his blog was the hub for a team in the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition ( ) Anyway, here's his own introduction:

They like my new book! Really, really like it... A truly unsettling and unforgettable narrative, they called me. A masterpiece. My novel. Bold letters and all.