I write fiction and non-fiction. I’ve been writing about media (books, films, TV, music) professionally for fifteen years. I’ve also been a published essayist and short story writer for twenty years.
As of 2025, I have written three books of nonfiction, which have all been published by Plume/Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Those books are:
Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and Other Geeky Truths (2015)
PHASERS ON STUN! How the Making and Remaking of Star Trek Changed the World (2022)
THE SPICE MUST FLOW: The Story of Dune, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies
For all things related to me as an author of books — past, present, or future — please contact my literary agent, Ryan Harbage, at The Fischer-Harbage Agency. His email address is: Ryan at fischerharbage dot com. (Yes, his name is Ryan and my name is Ryan, but don’t let that confuse you.)
In terms of my day-to-day writing, I’m currently an editor at Inverse, a writer at Men’s Journal, and a frequent contributor to Den of Geek! I’ve previously been an editor at Fatherly, a staff writer for Reactor (formerly TorDotCom), and have contributed on a freelance basis to Esquire, Vulture, VICE, The New York Times, Decor Maine, and extensively to Star Trek.com. I have also written several SIP print magazines for a360 media, Centennial Media, and others. My short fiction has been published in Soon, Crossed Genres, The Drum, and elsewhere.
I have taught creative writing in some way, shape, or form since 2011. I began teaching at The Gotham Writers’ Workshop in New York City, and have also taught for Sackett Street Writers, Catapult, and most recently, The Maine Writers and Publishers’ Alliance, and Colby College.
I am on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. If you need to contact me directly, I am at ryancbritt at gmail dot com. If the message is polite, I will always write back, just perhaps not right away.
If you’re commenting to issue a correction or suggestion to one of my pieces published online, again, I will reply if the message is polite.
Ryan Britt 