Trick Weekes

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

Trick Weekes (also Patrick Weekes) is an American author. They were a writer at BioWare from 2005 to 2025 for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age video game franchises, becoming lead writer for Dragon Age in 2015.

Career

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Weekes joined BioWare in 2005, writing for both the Mass Effect and Dragon Age video game franchises.[1][2] They wrote Mass Effect characters including Mordin Solus, Tali'Zorah, Jack, Kasumi Goto, and Samantha Traynor, as well as the Rannoch and Tuchanka plotlines in Mass Effect 3.[3][4][5] For Dragon Age: Inquisition, Weekes wrote characters including Iron Bull, Solas, Krem, and Cole.[3][6] They also wrote the novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, and edited and contributed two stories to the anthology Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights.[7][8][9]

Following the departure of David Gaider from Dragon Age in 2015, Weekes became the lead writer for the franchise.[10] They were lead writer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the franchise's next installment, and also wrote the character Taash.[11][12]

After Electronic Arts' restructuring and downsizing of BioWare in January 2025, Weekes posted on Bluesky that they were no longer with BioWare.[11][13][14]

Personal life

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Weekes was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Stanford University, graduating with a BA and an MA in English literature.[1]

Weekes lives in Edmonton with their wife Karin Weekes; the couple has two sons.[1] Weekes identifies as pansexual and non-binary.[15]

Bibliography

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Games

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Comics

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Novels

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Rogues of the Republic

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

Dragon Age

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Other

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  • Feeder (2018)

Short stories

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  • “Dragon Slayers” in Realms of Fantasy Issue 27 (February 1999)[18]
  • “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)[19]
  • “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

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  1. ^ a b c "Patrick Weekes | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster". Simon & Schuster. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  2. ^ Bukowski, Martin (January 30, 2025). "More developers are leaving BioWare. Writers, producers, and designers are looking for work". Gamepressure. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Hillier, Brenna (March 4, 2015). "Dragon Age lead creative moves onto mysterious new BioWare project". VG247. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  4. ^ Purchese, Robert (May 8, 2012). "How BioWare wrote gay Mass Effect 3 romances". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  5. ^ Phillips, Tom (March 17, 2017). "Mass Effect's best mission". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  6. ^ Macgregor, Jody (July 22, 2024). "Replaying Dragon Age: Inquisition has recalibrated my expectations for Dragon Age: The Veilguard". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  7. ^ "Tor Books Announces New Dragon Age™ novel with BioWare Senior Writer Patrick Weekes - Tor.com". Tor.com. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  8. ^ Morton, Lauren (July 22, 2019). "Dragon Age 4 setting all but confirmed by upcoming short story collection". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  9. ^ "Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights". Macmillan Publishers. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  10. ^ Purchese, Robert (June 30, 2015). "The first draft of Dragon Age: Origins didn't even have Grey Wardens". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Phillips, Tom (January 30, 2025). "BioWare veteran writer among those looking for work after post-Dragon Age: The Veilguard downsizing". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  12. ^ Puc, Samantha (November 3, 2024). "This 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' companion's story ruined me in the best way". The Mary Sue. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  13. ^ Chalk, Andy (January 29, 2025). "Don't worry, Mass Effect 5 is totally fine, EA reassures as BioWare downsizes, moving 'many' employees to other studios". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  14. ^ Schreier, Jason (January 31, 2025). "Electronic Arts Slashes BioWare After 'Dragon Age' Sales Miss". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  15. ^ "About - Absurd Premise Executed Faithfully". patrickweekes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Patrick Weekes Video Game Credits and Biography".
  17. ^ GDC presentation how Weekes approached his role as the lead writer on Dragon Age: Inquisition - Trespasser
  18. ^ "Retrospectives: 1999". Realms of Fantasy Magazine.
  19. ^ "Fiction: Why the Elders Bare Their Throats, by Patrick Weekes". strangehorizons.com.
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