Writers

Wilson Tucker in 1988

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Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker was born on November 23, 1914 in Deer Creek, Illinois, USA. Generally he used the name Wilson Tucker for the novels and short fiction published in books and professional magazines but in fanzines he generally used the name Bob Tucker. Occasionally he used other pseudonyms. During his long career he wrote mostly science fiction but also detective, mystery and spy stories. He was also very active in science fiction fandom and conventions.

R.A. Lafferty in his home around 1985

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Raphael Aloysius Lafferty was born on November 7, 1914 in Neola, Iowa, USA. He started his career as a writer only at the end of the ’50s. Most of his works are considered science fiction, though he had a very personal style, but he wrote stories of various genres, including the historical one. R.A. Lafferty died on March 18, 2002 in a nursing home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Edmond Moore Hamilton was born 110 years ago

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Edmond Moore Hamilton was born on October 21, 1904 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. During his career he wrote a lot of fantasy and science fiction stories. His most famous series are the Captain Future, Star Kings and Starwolf / Morgan Chane ones. Until his death he was married to his fellow writer Leigh Brackett and the two of them influenced each other.

Charles Stross in 2013 at DortCon Dortmund, Germany

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Charles David George Stross was born on October 18, 1964 in Leeds, England. He’s a writer appreciated for his science fiction stories, often influenced by other genres, such as in his geek-lovecraftian Laundry series.

Charles Stross also writes on his blog Charlie’s Diary, a useful resource for those who want to learn more about his ideas and interests. Often his works aren’t easy to read for those who don’t have a good knowledge of technology, especially information technology. The people who can understand him fully can appreciate stories that typically go well beyond hard science fiction for the influences of other genres and his humor.

Vernor Vinge in 2006

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Vernor Steffen Vinge was born on October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. He’s not a prolific writer but he’s very appreciated. He won the Hugo Award with his novels: “A Fire Upon the Deep”, “A Deepness in the Sky” and “Rainbows End”. He’s also known in the field of technology for his speculations about the technological singularity and his collaboration with the Free Software Foundation.