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Brin was [[GoH]] at the 2007 [[Worldcon]], [[Nippon 2007]]. | Brin was [[GoH]] at the 2007 [[Worldcon]], [[Nippon 2007]]. | ||
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| + | * {{SFE|name=brin_david}} | ||
| + | * Website: http://www.davidbrin.com | ||
[[Hugo]] nominations and wins: | [[Hugo]] nominations and wins: | ||
| − | * [[1983 | + | * [[1983 Best Novella Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1984 | + | * [[1984 Best Novel Hugo]] '''<winner>''' ''Startide Rising'' |
| − | * [[1985 | + | * [[1985 Best Short Story Hugo]] '''<winner>''' "The Crystal Spheres" |
| − | * [[1985 | + | * [[1985 Best Novella Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1986 | + | * [[1986 Best Novel Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1987 | + | * [[1987 Best Novelette Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1988 | + | * [[1988 Best Novel Hugo]] '''<winner>''' ''The Uplift War'' |
| − | * [[1989 | + | * [[1989 Best Short Story Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1991 | + | * [[1991 Best Novelette Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1991 | + | * [[1991 Best Novel Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1994 | + | * [[1994 Best Novel Hugo]] |
| − | * [[1996 | + | * [[1996 Best Novel Hugo]] |
| − | * [[2003 | + | * [[2003 Best Novel Hugo]] |
{{recognition}} | {{recognition}} | ||
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* 2007 -- '''[[Nippon 2007]]''' | * 2007 -- '''[[Nippon 2007]]''' | ||
* 2008 -- [[Hal Clement Award for Young Adult]] | * 2008 -- [[Hal Clement Award for Young Adult]] | ||
| − | * 2011 -- [[ | + | * 2011 -- [[CONtraflow I]] |
* 2019 -- [[Baycon 2019]] | * 2019 -- [[Baycon 2019]] | ||
* 2021 -- [[Westercon 73]] | * 2021 -- [[Westercon 73]] | ||
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* Multiple [[Locus Award]] winner | * Multiple [[Locus Award]] winner | ||
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[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 27 September 2020
(1950 --)
A pro writer and astrophysicist who mostly writes hard SF. He won the 1982 Campbell Award. About half of Brin's works are in his Uplift Universe, including the classic Startide Rising.
Brin was GoH at the 2007 Worldcon, Nippon 2007.
Hugo nominations and wins:
- 1983 Best Novella Hugo
- 1984 Best Novel Hugo <winner> Startide Rising
- 1985 Best Short Story Hugo <winner> "The Crystal Spheres"
- 1985 Best Novella Hugo
- 1986 Best Novel Hugo
- 1987 Best Novelette Hugo
- 1988 Best Novel Hugo <winner> The Uplift War
- 1989 Best Short Story Hugo
- 1991 Best Novelette Hugo
- 1991 Best Novel Hugo
- 1994 Best Novel Hugo
- 1996 Best Novel Hugo
- 2003 Best Novel Hugo
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1984 -- ConClave IX
- 1985 -- Ad Astra V, Baycon '85, (Coveted) Balrog Award
- 1986 -- Westercon 39
- 1987 -- Minicon 22, I-Con VI
- 1988 -- Marcon XXIII
- 1989 -- Satyricon, Archon 13, Life, the Universe, & Everything 7
- 1992 -- Dreamcon 7, Con-Version IX
- 1993 -- MisCon 8
- 1994 -- Millennicon-7
- 1997 -- Context X
- 1998 -- Loscon 25, Forry Award
- 2000 -- Norwescon XXIII
- 2001 -- Chattacon XXVI, WindyCon XXVIII (ISFIC Guest)
- 2002 -- InConJunction XXII, Necronomicon '02
- 2003 -- Ad Astra XXII, Conestoga 7, Boskone 40
- 2004 -- DeepSouthCon 42
- 2005 -- TusCon 32
- 2007 -- Nippon 2007
- 2008 -- Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- 2011 -- CONtraflow I
- 2019 -- Baycon 2019
- 2021 -- Westercon 73
- Nebula Award winner once and nominee twice
- Multiple Locus Award winner
| Person | 1950— |
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