Spider Robinson

(1948 --)

American pro writing living in Canada who was married to the late Jeanne Robinson.

He wrote novels and short sf (mostly for Analog). Robinson made his first short-story sale in 1972 to Analog Science Fiction magazine. His longest series is a group of stories set in Callahan's Place a bar with many puns. He was a book reviewer for Galaxy and then for Destinies.

• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1974 -- Campbell Award
• 1976 -- Oktobercon 1976
• 1977 -- Best Novella Hugo, Nebula Award for "Stardance"
• 1978 -- Best Novella Hugo, Minicon 13, Pat Terry Award for Humour in SF, Skylark Award
• 1979 -- E/c² ConFusion, Halcon 2
• 1980 -- Disclave 24, Boskone 17
• 1981 -- Halcon 4
• 1982 -- Minicon 14
• 1983 -- Eucon 1, Aquacon II, Best Short Story Hugo
• 1984 -- Bubonicon 16, at World Fantasy Convention 1984
• 1985 -- Empiricon 6
• 1986 -- Norwescon IX, Baycon '86
• 1988 -- Balticon 22, Syncon '88
• 1989 -- Loscon Sixteen, VCON 17, Chattacon XIV
• 1990 -- Con-Version VII
• 1992 -- Rustycon 9
• 1993 -- InCon '93
• 1994 -- Con*Stellation XIII, Arisia '94
• 1995 -- CopperCon 15, Con*Cept '95
• 1996 -- ReinCONation 6
• 1997 -- Westercon 50, Noncon XX
• 1999 -- DemiCon 10
• 2000 -- MileHiCon 32, AggieCon XXI
• 2001 -- Keycon 18
• 2003 -- Lunacon 46, Torcon 3
• 2004 -- Capricon 24, Necronomicon '04, Con-Version 21
• 2006 -- ConCarolinas 2006
• 2008 -- Robert A. Heinlein Award
• 2010 -- Capricon 30, FenCon VII
• 2011 -- Archon 35 (via teleconference)
• 2014 -- Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
• 2015 -- Westercon 68 (he withdrew), Forry Award, VCON 40
• 2024 -- Loscon 50 (he withdrew)

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