Anne McCaffrey

(April 1, 1926 – November 21, 2011)

Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish pro writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, set on a dragon-filled planet. There are Pern fans who write fiction and role-play in the world. McCaffrey was GoH at ConAdian, the 1994 Worldcon.

She began her sf writing career in the 1950s. McCaffrey was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, "Weyr Search", 1968), the first to win a Nebula Award (Best Novella, "Dragonrider", 1969), and, therefore, the first woman to win both.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she spent many years living in Wilmington, DE, before emigrating to Ireland in 1970. Her children, Gigi and Todd McCaffrey, have continued her legacy.

• Website.
• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
• Introduction to Pern fandom.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1968 -- 1968 Best Novella Hugo for "Weyr Search"
• 1969 -- 1969 Best Novella Hugo nominee
• 1970 -- 1970 Best Novella Hugo nominees
• 1971 -- Eastercon 22
• 1972 -- 1972 Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 1973 -- Marcon VIII
• 1975 -- Boskone 12
• 1976 -- AggieCon VII, Skylark Award
• 1977 -- Fellow of NESFA
• 1978 -- Balticon 12, Novacon 8, X-Con 2
• 1979 -- SfanCon 10, 1979 Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 1980 -- Swancon 5, Gandalf Award, (Coveted) Balrog Award
• 1981 -- Satyricon I
• 1983 -- Lunacon 26, Con-Tex
• 1984 -- Istacon 1, Western Re-Con II, 1984 Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 1985 -- Dragoncon 3, Alti-Ego's, Albacon 85
• 1986 -- Norwescon IX, Keycon 3, Nicon 86
• 1987 -- Contradiction 7
• 1988 -- MosCon X
• 1989 -- Contrivance
• 1990 -- ArmadaCon II
• 1991 -- Mabinogicon (did not attend), German X-Con
• 1992 -- 1992 World Fantasy Convention, Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 1993 -- Norwescon XVI (did not attend)
• 1994 -- ConAdian
• 1999 -- ALA's Margaret A. Edwards Award
• 2000 -- Karl Edward Wagner Award, Forry Award
• 2001 -- Octocon 2001
• 2005 -- SFWA Grand Master Award
• 2006 -- Science Fiction Hall of Fame
• 2007 -- Eurocon 2007, Robert A. Heinlein Award
• 2008 -- Albacon 2008 (unable to attend)
• 2012 -- AggieCon 43

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Person

1926—2011

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