Anne McCaffrey
Irish science fiction writer (1926–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011)[2][3] was an American writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, Weyr Search, 1968) and the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, Dragonrider, 1969). Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Anne McCaffrey | |
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Born | Anne Inez McCaffrey (1926-04-01)1 April 1926 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | 21 November 2011(2011-11-21) (aged 85) Dragonhold-Underhill, County Wicklow, Ireland[1] |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American & Irish (naturalised citizen) |
Period | 1965–2011 |
Genre | Science fiction, romance |
Notable works | Restoree, Dragonriders of Pern, The Ship Who Sang |
Spouse | Horace Wright Johnson (divorced) |
Children | 3, including Todd |
Website | |
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In 2005 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey its 22nd Grand Master, an annual award to living writers of fantasy and science fiction.[4][5] She was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on 17 June 2006.[6][7][8] She also received the Robert A. Heinlein Award for her work in 2007.[9]