Charles de Lint

(December 22, 1951 –)

Charles Henri Diederick Hoefsmit de Lint is a Netherlands-born Canadian fantasy writer who helped develop and popularize urban fantasy, most notably through The Borderland Series. His first publication was in 1974 and first book in 1984. Besides writing fantasy, he is a regular book reviewer for F&SF.

He operates the small press Triskell Press. He has also been a judge for the World Fantasy Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award and the Bram Stoker Award. He is also a talented musician.

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

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1986 -- Mythcon XVII
• 1988 -- Keycon 5, Casper Award
• 1990 -- Keycon 7
• 1994 -- AggieCon XXV, SoonerCon 10
• 1996 -- CAN*CON '96, Chattacon XXI
• 1998 -- ICON 23
• 1999 -- 25th World Fantasy Convention
• 2000 -- Ad Astra 2000, WisCon 24, CONduit 10, Concat 12, World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
• 2001 -- AggieCon XXXII, Keycon 19, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (Finalist), World Fantasy Convention 2001
• 2002 -- WindyCon XXIX
• 2003 -- LepreCon 29, Bubonicon 35, ICFA 24
• 2004 -- MileHiCon 36
• 2005 -- Swancon XXX, toastmaster at ArmadilloCon 27
• 2007 -- Minicon 42, Foolscap IX, British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (Finalist)
• 2012 -- World Fantasy Convention 2012
• 2015 -- Ad Astra 2015
• 2018 -- World Fantasy Award Lifetime Achievement

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