SettingsHugo Award winning authors
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, ...
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, ...
Alexei Panshin
Alexis Adams Panshin (born August 14, 1940) is an American author and science fiction (SF) critic.
Alexis Adams Panshin (born August 14, 1940) is an American author and science fiction (SF) critic.
Alfred Bester
Alfred "Alfie" Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books.
Alfred "Alfie" Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books.
Allen Steele
Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American science fiction author.
Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American science fiction author.
Anne McCaffrey
Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-born Irish writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series.
Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-born Irish writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series.
Arthur C. Clarke
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS, Sri Lankabhimanya, was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space O...
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS, Sri Lankabhimanya, was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space O...
Avram Davidson
Avram Davidson was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche.
Avram Davidson was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche.
Barry B. Longyear
Barry B. Longyear born 1942 is a US writer and novelist who resides in Maine.
Barry B. Longyear born 1942 is a US writer and novelist who resides in Maine.
Bill Johnson (author)
Bill Johnson (born in the late 1950s in South Dakota) is a science fiction writer whose works often have a "regional" tone influenced by his South Dakota origins.
Bill Johnson (born in the late 1950s in South Dakota) is a science fiction writer whose works often have a "regional" tone influenced by his South Dakota origins.
Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE (born 18 August 1925) is an English author of both general fiction and science fiction.
Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE (born 18 August 1925) is an English author of both general fiction and science fiction.
Bruce Sterling
Michael Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre.
Michael Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre.
C. J. Cherryh
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author.
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is a United States science fiction and fantasy author.
Charles Sheffield
Charles Sheffield, was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction author.
Charles Sheffield, was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science fiction author.
Charles Stross
Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy.
Charles David George "Charlie" Stross is a British writer of science fiction, Lovecraftian horror and fantasy.
China Miéville
China Tom Miéville is an award-winning English fantasy fiction author, comic writer and academic.
China Tom Miéville is an award-winning English fantasy fiction author, comic writer and academic.
Clifford D. Simak
Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer.
Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer.
Cyril M. Kornbluth
Cyril M. Kornbluth was an American science fiction author and a notable member of the Futurians.
Cyril M. Kornbluth was an American science fiction author and a notable member of the Futurians.
Damon Knight
Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922–April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan.
Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922–April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan.
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-wi...
Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-wi...
Daniel Keyes
Daniel Keyes is an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon.
Daniel Keyes is an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon.
David Brin
Glen David Brin, Ph.D. (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction.
Glen David Brin, Ph.D. (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction.
David D. Levine
David D. Levine is an American science fiction writer who won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006.
David D. Levine is an American science fiction writer who won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006.
David Gerrold
Jerrold David Friedman, better known by his pen name David Gerrold, is an American science fiction author who started his career in 1966 while a college student by submitting an unsolicite...
Jerrold David Friedman, better known by his pen name David Gerrold, is an American science fiction author who started his career in 1966 while a college student by submitting an unsolicite...
David Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor and critic, largely active within the science fiction field.
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor and critic, largely active within the science fiction field.
Eric Frank Russell
Eric Frank Russell was a British author best known for his science fiction novels and short stories.
Eric Frank Russell was a British author best known for his science fiction novels and short stories.
Frank Herbert
Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author.
Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author.
Frank Riley (author)
Frank Riley (1915–1996) was the pseudonym of Frank Rhylick, an American science fiction author best known for co-writing (with Mark Clifton) the novel They'd Rather Be Right, which won a Hug...
Frank Riley (1915–1996) was the pseudonym of Frank Rhylick, an American science fiction author best known for co-writing (with Mark Clifton) the novel They'd Rather Be Right, which won a Hug...
Frederik Pohl
Frederik George Pohl, Jr. is an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years — from his first published work, "Elegy to a Dead Planet: Luna", to his...
Frederik George Pohl, Jr. is an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy years — from his first published work, "Elegy to a Dead Planet: Luna", to his...
Fritz Leiber
Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer (of German extraction) of fantasy, horror and science fiction.
Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer (of German extraction) of fantasy, horror and science fiction.
Geoffrey A. Landis
Geoffrey A. Landis (born May 28, 1955, Detroit, Michigan) is an American scientist, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration, interstellar pr...
Geoffrey A. Landis (born May 28, 1955, Detroit, Michigan) is an American scientist, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration, interstellar pr...
George Alec Effinger
George Alec Effinger (January 10, 1947 – April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author, born in 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio.
George Alec Effinger (January 10, 1947 – April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author, born in 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio.
George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin, sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
George Raymond Richard Martin, sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author.
Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author.
Hal Clement
Harry Clement Stubbs better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre.
Harry Clement Stubbs better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre.
Harry Turtledove
Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction.
Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction.
Ian McDonald (British author)
Ian McDonald (born 1960) is a British science fiction novelist, living in Belfast.
Ian McDonald (born 1960) is a British science fiction novelist, living in Belfast.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE, FRSL, better known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series.
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE, FRSL, better known as J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series.
J. Michael Straczynski
Joseph Michael Straczynski (, born July 17, 1954), known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or JMS, is an American writer and television...
Joseph Michael Straczynski (, born July 17, 1954), known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or JMS, is an American writer and television...
Jack Vance
John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, California) is an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author.
John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, California) is an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author.
Jack Williamson
John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson was a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction" following the death in 1988 of Robert A. Heinlein.
John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson was a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction" following the death in 1988 of Robert A. Heinlein.
James Blish
James Benjamin Blish (May 23, 1921 – July 30, 1975) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction.
James Benjamin Blish (May 23, 1921 – July 30, 1975) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction.
James Patrick Kelly
James Patrick Kelly (born April 11, 1951 in Mineola, New York) is an American science fiction author who began publishing in the 1970's and remains to this day an important figure in the science...
James Patrick Kelly (born April 11, 1951 in Mineola, New York) is an American science fiction author who began publishing in the 1970's and remains to this day an important figure in the science...
James Tiptree, Jr.
James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Sheldon, used from 1967 to her death.
James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Sheldon, used from 1967 to her death.
Janet Kagan
Janet Kagan was an author of two science fiction novels and one science fiction collection, plus numerous science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in publications such as Analog...
Janet Kagan was an author of two science fiction novels and one science fiction collection, plus numerous science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in publications such as Analog...
Jeanne Robinson
Jeanne Robinson (March 30, 1948 – May 30, 2010) was an American-born Canadian dancer, choreographer, teacher and co-author of three award-winning science fiction novels, The Stardance Saga.
Jeanne Robinson (March 30, 1948 – May 30, 2010) was an American-born Canadian dancer, choreographer, teacher and co-author of three award-winning science fiction novels, The Stardance Saga.
Joanna Russ
Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist.
Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist.
John Brunner (novelist)
John Kilian Houston Brunner (24 September 1934 – 26 August 1995) was a prolific British author of science fiction novels and stories.
John Kilian Houston Brunner (24 September 1934 – 26 August 1995) was a prolific British author of science fiction novels and stories.
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy ...
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy ...
Julie Phillips
Julie Phillips (born Seattle, Washington) is a writer who writes about books, film, and culture.
Julie Phillips (born Seattle, Washington) is a writer who writes about books, film, and culture.
Kate Wilhelm
Kate Wilhelm (née Katie Gertrude Meredith; born June 8, 1928) is an American writer whose works include science fiction, mystery, and fantasy.
Kate Wilhelm (née Katie Gertrude Meredith; born June 8, 1928) is an American writer whose works include science fiction, mystery, and fantasy.
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy.
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy.
Lawrence Watt-Evans
Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954) is one of the pseudonyms of American science fiction and fantasy author Lawrence Watt Evans (another pseudonym, used primarily for science fiction, is Na...
Lawrence Watt-Evans (born 1954) is one of the pseudonyms of American science fiction and fantasy author Lawrence Watt Evans (another pseudonym, used primarily for science fiction, is Na...
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold (born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works.
Lois McMaster Bujold (born November 2, 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works.
Lucius Shepard
Lucius Shepard is an American writer.
Lucius Shepard is an American writer.
Mark Clifton
Mark Clifton (1906–1963) was an American science fiction writer.
Mark Clifton (1906–1963) was an American science fiction writer.
Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation," according to The Virginia Quarterly Review.
Michael Chabon is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation," according to The Virginia Quarterly Review.
Mike Resnick
Michael Diamond Resnick, better known by his published name Mike Resnick, is an American science fiction author.
Michael Diamond Resnick, better known by his published name Mike Resnick, is an American science fiction author.
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 - June 8, 1975) was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history.
Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 - June 8, 1975) was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history.
Neal Stephenson
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction.
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction.
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films.
Neil Richard Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films.
Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field.
Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field.
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist.
Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist.
Peter S. Beagle
Peter Soyer Beagle is an American author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays, especially fantasy fiction.
Peter Soyer Beagle is an American author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays, especially fantasy fiction.
Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre.
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre.
Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain...
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain...
R. A. Lafferty
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (November 7, 1914 - March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as wel...
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (November 7, 1914 - March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, as wel...
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer.
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer.
Robert Bloch
Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction.
Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction.
Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series.
Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series.
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip", is an American author, professor and literary critic.
Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip", is an American author, professor and literary critic.
Spider Robinson
Spider Robinson is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction author.
Spider Robinson is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction author.
Stephen Jones (author)
Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications.
Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications.
Susanna Clarke
Susanna Mary Clarke (born 1 November 1959) is a British author best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternate history.
Susanna Mary Clarke (born 1 November 1959) is a British author best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternate history.
Suzy McKee Charnas
Suzy McKee Charnas (born 1939 in New York City) is an American novelist and short story writer, writing primarily in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.
Suzy McKee Charnas (born 1939 in New York City) is an American novelist and short story writer, writing primarily in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.
Terry Bisson
Terry Ballantine Bisson (born February 12, 1942, in Madisonville, Kentucky, and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories.
Terry Ballantine Bisson (born February 12, 1942, in Madisonville, Kentucky, and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories.
Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon was an American science fiction author.
Theodore Sturgeon was an American science fiction author.
Tim Pratt
Tim Pratt (December 12, 1976) is a science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.
Tim Pratt (December 12, 1976) is a science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.
Vernor Vinge
Vernor Steffen Vinge (; born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University (SDSU) Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.
Vernor Steffen Vinge (; born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University (SDSU) Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Walter Michael Miller, Jr. was an American science fiction author.
Walter Michael Miller, Jr. was an American science fiction author.
William Gibson
William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction.
William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction.