Ian McDonald

(1960 --)

Ian McDonald is a British SF novelist, living in Belfast. His themes include nanotechnology, postcyberpunk settings, and the impact of rapid social and technological change on non-Western societies.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1985 -- Campbell Award nominee
• 1988 -- Locus Award
• 1992 -- Philip K. Dick Award
• 1997 -- Finncon 1997
• 1998 -- Intuition
• 2001 -- Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
• 2002 -- Novacon 32, MeCon V
• 2003 -- MeCon 6
• 2004 -- MeCon 7
• 2005 -- BSFA Award,Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 2006 -- MeCon 9, Best Novella Hugo nominee
• 2007 -- Best Novelette Hugo for "The Djinn's Wife"
• 2008 -- Åcon 2, Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 2009 -- Best Novella Hugo nominee
• 2010 -- Best Novella Hugo nominee
• 2011 -- Best Novel Hugo nominee, Eurocon 2011, John W. Campbell Memorial Award and British Science Fiction Association Award for The Dervish House
• 2012 -- Pyrkon 2012
• 2014 -- ArmadilloCon 36, ICFA 35
• 2015 -- Picocon 32
• 2017 -- Norwescon 40
• 2018 -- BSFA Award
• 2019 -- Dublin 2019

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