He has published many short stories, beginning with "A Mad Tea Party" in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet in 1999.

The film had a limited release by Gravitas Ventures in the United States on August 29, 2014 and is now available on demand or on DVD.

His third novel, Wonders of the Invisible World, was published on September 8, 2015 and won a Stonewall Honor Award[3] from the American Library Association in January, 2016.

Novellas In October 2017, Barzak was arrested for assaulting his husband, however, in May 2018 the alleged victim confessed in court that he was under the influence at the time and that the charges should be dropped.

In an earlier sentencing hearing Barzak pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and agreed to attend counseling.