Writers

Ben Bova at Minicon 8 in 1974

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Benjamin William Bova was born on November 8, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In his career Ben Bova has written well over 100 books non-fiction included. Considering the roles he has had in movies and television productions and as an editor, he has already given science fiction a lot.

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Damon Francis Knight was born on September 19, 1922 in Baker, Oregon. During his life he’s been a science fiction writer, editor and critic. He was also the founder or cofounder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), the National Fantasy Fan Federation, the Milford Writer’s Workshop and the Clarion Writers Workshop. He died on April 15, 2002 in Eugene, Oregon, where he lived for a long time with his wife Kate Wilhelm, also a science fiction writer.

C.J. Cherryh on April 14 2006 at the NorWesCon in Seattle

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Carolyn Janice Cherry, this is her real name, was born on September 1, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. She has wrote more than 60 science fiction and fantasy novels. She won the Hugo for the best novel of the year with “Downbelow Station” (1981) and “Cyteen” (1989).

Harry Harrison at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow

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Science fiction writer Harry Harrison died yesterday. Harry Harrison was born on March 12, 1925 in Stamford, Conncticut. During his long career he wrote famous cycles such as the one of the Stainless Steel Rat, the Deathworld and the Bill, the galactic hero. He also wrote many other novels such as “Make Room! Make Room!”.

Ray Bradbury on December 5, 2009

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The great writer Ray Bradbury died last nigh. Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. He was particularly famous for the stories of the “Martian Chronicles” and the novel “Fahrenheit 451” but he wrote a lot of science fiction, fantasy and horror stories.