Annalee Newitz

(May 6, 1969 – )

Annalee Newitz is an American author, editor and journalist. Newitz’ first novel, Autonomous, was nominated for the Nebula Award for best novel in 2018.

Newitz and their partner, Charlie Jane Anders, produce Our Opinions Are Correct, which received a 2019 Hugo as best fancast.

In 2004, Newitz became a policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Newitz and Anders co-founded Other magazine, a periodical that ran from 2002 to 2007. From 2008 to 2015, Newitz was Editor-in-Chief of Gawker-owned media venture io9, and subsequently its direct descendant Gizmodo, Gawker's design and technology blog. As of 2019, Newitz was a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times.

• Website.
• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 2018 — Nebula Award nomination
• 2019 — illogiCon viii, Swancon 2019, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, 2019 Best Fancast Hugo
• 2020 — 2019 Sidewise Award
• 2023 — Can*Con 2023

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