Gene Wolfe

(May 5, 1931 – April 14, 2019)

Gene Wolfe was an American fan and pro writer living near Chicago who is probably most famous for The Book of the New Sun. After getting out of the Army, he became an industrial engineer and edited the journal Plant Engineering before retiring to write full-time.

He was GoH at Aussiecon Two, the 1985 World Science Fiction Convention, and at AutoClave 1, the first fanzine convention, in 1976.

Wolfe was an active letterhack and contributor to fanzines, especially during the 1970s and '80s, as well as a regular congoer. He was a member of SFFNCS.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Hugo nominations:

• 1973 Best Novella Hugo
• 1974 Best Novella Hugo
• 1979 Best Novella Hugo
• 1982 Best Short Story Hugo
• 1982 Best Novel Hugo
• 1983 Best Novel Hugo
• 1988 Best Novel Hugo
• 1998 Best Short Story Hugo
• 2008 Best Novella Hugo

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1976 -- AutoClave 1
• 1979 -- ICON 4, PgHLANGE XI
• 1977 -- Toastmaster at Hippotocon
• 1978 -- Rhysling Award
• 1981 -- BSFA Award
• 1982 -- Capricon 2, Baycon '82
• 1983 -- Fantasycon VIII, World Fantasy Convention 1983, Archon 7, August Derleth Award
• 1984 -- Unicon '84, Boskone 21
• 1985 -- Aussiecon Two
• 1987 -- Disclave 31, ConClave XII, Readercon 1
• 1988 -- Keycon 5
• 1989 -- Skylark Award
• 1991 -- Wincon II
• 1992 -- ICFA 12
• 1996 -- World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
• 1997 -- Context X
• 1998 -- Disclave 42
• 1999 -- DucKon VIII
• 2006 -- Balticon 40
• 2007 -- AggieCon XXXVIII
• 2008 -- Science Fiction Hall of Fame
• 2011 -- Con*Stellation XXX
• 2012 -- SFWA Grand Master Award
• 2015 -- Chambanacon 45
• 2016 -- Chambanacon 46
• 2017 -- Chambanacon 47

• multiple Locus Awards
• multiple Nebula Awards
• multiple World Fantasy Awards

An appreciation of his life and work by Jon D. Swartz was published in the Summer Issue, 2019 (New Series #60) of Scientifiction: The First Fandom Report.

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Person

1931—2019

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