Trick Weekes

Trick Weekes
EducationStanford University (BA, MA)
OccupationWriter
SpouseKarin Weekes
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsScience fiction
Fantasy

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

Weekes joined BioWare in 2005, writing for both the Mass Effect and Dragon Age video game franchises. 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. For Dragon Age: Inquisition, Weekes wrote characters including Iron Bull, Solas, Krem, and Cole. They also wrote the novel Dragon Age: The Masked Empire, and edited and contributed two stories to the anthology Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights.

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

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

Personal life

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

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

Bibliography

Games

Comics

Novels

Rogues of the Republic

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

Dragon Age

Other

  • Feeder (2018)

Short stories

References

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  7. ↑ "Tor Books Announces New Dragon Age™ novel with BioWare Senior Writer Patrick Weekes - Tor.com". Tor.com. March 29, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ Morton, Lauren (July 22, 2019). "Dragon Age 4 setting all but confirmed by upcoming short story collection". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ Purchese, Robert (June 30, 2015). "The first draft of Dragon Age: Origins didn't even have Grey Wardens". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. 1 2 Phillips, Tom (January 30, 2025). "BioWare veteran writer among those looking for work after post-Dragon Age: The Veilguard downsizing". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ Puc, Samantha (November 3, 2024). "This 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' companion's story ruined me in the best way". The Mary Sue. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ Schreier, Jason (January 31, 2025). "Electronic Arts Slashes BioWare After 'Dragon Age' Sales Miss". Bloomberg News. Retrieved January 31, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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.