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− | Haldeman was | + | '''Joe Haldeman''' is an [[American]] [[fan]] and [[pro]]. He was [[GoH]] at the 1990 [[Worldcon]] in the [[Netherlands]], [[ConFiction]]. He was a long-time member of [[WSFA]], a member of the [[Washington in '77]] [[Worldcon bid]], and a [[filker]] in the early days of [[filk]]. |
− | + | His best-known work is ''The Forever War'' from 1974 which won the [[1976 Best Novel Hugo]] and also a [[Nebula Award]]. He also received the [[1977 Best Short Story Hugo]] for "Tricentennial", the [[1991 Best Novella Hugo]] for ''The Hemingway Hoax'' the [[1995 Best Short Story Hugo]] for "None So Blind", and the [[1998 Best Novel Hugo]] for ''Forever Peace''. | |
− | + | He is member of [[SFWA]] and served as president in 1992–94. He was a member of the [[Guilford Gafia]]. | |
− | + | The brother of the late [[Jack C. Haldeman II]], Joe was born in Oklahoma City, [[Oklahoma]], but lived all over the U.S. as a child. In the 1960s, he was living in [[Washington, DC]], and was an active member of [[WSFA]], which he heard about in connection with [[Discon]], the 1963 [[Worldcon]] in [[Washington]]. (His brother, who was also a [[fan]] also joined.) | |
− | He was [[ | + | In 1965, Joe married [[Gay Haldeman|Mary Gay Potter]] and earned a BS in Physics and Astronomy in 1967, the same year he was drafted into the Army and served as a combat engineer in Vietnam. He was wounded in combat and his [[war]]time experience was the inspiration for ''War Year'', his first [[novel]]; also later [[books]] such as ''The Hemingway Hoax ''and'' Old Twentieth'' deal extensively with the experience of combat soldiers in Vietnam and other wars. His column "Letters from Vietnam" was [[published]] in [[Ray Fisher]]'s [[fanzine]] ''[[Odd]]''. |
− | + | In 1975, he received an MFA degree in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. While at the University of Iowa, he helped to found the [[Mindbridge Foundation]] which runs the [[convention]] [[ICON (Iowa)]], and the [[Science Fiction League of Iowa Students]]. He lives in Gainesville, [[Florida]], and [[Cambridge, MA|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], and teaches writing at MIT. | |
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+ | * {{SFE|name=haldeman_joe}}. | ||
+ | * [https://home.earthlink.net/~haldeman Website.] | ||
+ | * [https://youtu.be/veZ2gtFHM7o Video of Joe singing] his [[filksong]], [http://ovff.org/pegasus/songs/ballad-of-stan-long.html “The Ballad of Stan Long,”] at [[MidAmeriCon]], 1976. | ||
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* 1974 -- [[Windycon I]] | * 1974 -- [[Windycon I]] | ||
− | * 1976 -- [[PgHLANGE VIII]], [[Marcon 11]], [[Fourth Dimension Con]], [[Locus Award]], '''[[1976 | + | * 1976 -- [[PgHLANGE VIII]], [[Marcon 11]], [[Fourth Dimension Con]], [[Locus Award]], '''[[1976 Best Novel Hugo]]''' for ''Mindbridge'' |
− | * 1977 -- [[Disclave 21]], [[ICON (Iowa) 3|ICON 3]], [[Totocon]], [[Mooncon]], '''[[1977 | + | * 1977 -- [[Disclave 21]], [[ICON (Iowa) 3|ICON 3]], [[Totocon]], [[Mooncon]], '''[[1977 Best Short Story Hugo]]''' for "Tricentennial", [[1977 Best Novel Hugo]] nominee |
* 1978 -- [[OKon '78]], [[Toastmaster]] at [[PgHLANGE X]] | * 1978 -- [[OKon '78]], [[Toastmaster]] at [[PgHLANGE X]] | ||
* 1979 -- [[Moncon III]], [[Archon 3]], [[Sci-Con 1]] | * 1979 -- [[Moncon III]], [[Archon 3]], [[Sci-Con 1]] | ||
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* 1989 -- [[Travelling Fete II]] | * 1989 -- [[Travelling Fete II]] | ||
* 1990 -- '''[[ConFiction]]''' | * 1990 -- '''[[ConFiction]]''' | ||
− | * 1991 -- '''[[1991 | + | * 1991 -- '''[[1991 Best Novella Hugo]]''' for "The Hemingway Hoax" |
* 1992 -- [[Haldecon]] named after him, [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]] | * 1992 -- [[Haldecon]] named after him, [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]] | ||
* 1993 -- [[Windycon XX]], [[Boskone 30]], [[Rivercon XVIII]], [[Continuity '93]], [[World Fantasy Award]] | * 1993 -- [[Windycon XX]], [[Boskone 30]], [[Rivercon XVIII]], [[Continuity '93]], [[World Fantasy Award]] | ||
* 1994 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 19|ICON 19]], [[Eurocon 1994]] | * 1994 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 19|ICON 19]], [[Eurocon 1994]] | ||
− | * 1995 -- [[Baycon '95]], [[ICFA 16]], '''[[1995 | + | * 1995 -- [[Baycon '95]], [[ICFA 16]], '''[[1995 Best Short Story Hugo]]''' for "None So Blind" |
* 1996 -- [[Skylark Award]] | * 1996 -- [[Skylark Award]] | ||
− | * 1998 -- [[Ambulatory ConFusion]], [[Parthecon XXVI]], [[Anaconism the 3rd]], '''[[1998 | + | * 1998 -- [[Ambulatory ConFusion]], [[Parthecon XXVI]], [[Anaconism the 3rd]], [[Con-Version 15]], '''[[1998 Best Novel Hugo]]''' for ''Forever Peace'' |
* 2000 -- [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]] | * 2000 -- [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]] | ||
− | * 2001 -- [[Conestoga 2001]], [[Atlantykron]] | + | * 2001 -- [[Conestoga 2001]], [[Atlantykron]], [[Crescent City Con 16]], [[Context XIV]] |
* 2002 -- [[Con With the Wind]] | * 2002 -- [[Con With the Wind]] | ||
* 2003 -- [[ChambanaCon 33]], [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]] | * 2003 -- [[ChambanaCon 33]], [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]] | ||
− | * 2004 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 29|ICON 29]], [[Norwescon XXVII]], [[Odyssey Con IV]], [[Tiptree Award]], [[2004 | + | * 2004 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 29|ICON 29]], [[Norwescon XXVII]], [[Odyssey Con IV]], [[Tiptree Award]], [[2004 Best Short Story Hugo]] nominee |
* 2005 -- [[ConQuesT 36]], [[Readercon 16]], [[COSine 2005]], [[Nubella Award]] | * 2005 -- [[ConQuesT 36]], [[Readercon 16]], [[COSine 2005]], [[Nubella Award]] | ||
* 2006 -- [[Imagicon 1]] | * 2006 -- [[Imagicon 1]] | ||
− | * 2007 -- [[Finncon 2007]] | + | * 2007 -- [[Finncon 2007]], [[Gaylaxicon]] 2007 |
* 2008 -- [[Confluence 2008]], [[EerieCon 10]], [[ArmadilloCon 30]] | * 2008 -- [[Confluence 2008]], [[EerieCon 10]], [[ArmadilloCon 30]] | ||
* 2009 -- [[DemiCon 20]], [[Robert A. Heinlein Award]] | * 2009 -- [[DemiCon 20]], [[Robert A. Heinlein Award]] | ||
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* 2017 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 42|ICON 42]] | * 2017 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 42|ICON 42]] | ||
* 2018 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 43|ICON 43]] | * 2018 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 43|ICON 43]] | ||
+ | * 2021 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 46|ICON 46]] | ||
* [[Rhysling Award]] (three times) | * [[Rhysling Award]] (three times) | ||
* [[Nebula Award]] (five times) | * [[Nebula Award]] (five times) | ||
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[[Category:fan]] | [[Category:fan]] | ||
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 27 September 2023
(June 9, 1943 –)
Joe Haldeman is an American fan and pro. He was GoH at the 1990 Worldcon in the Netherlands, ConFiction. He was a long-time member of WSFA, a member of the Washington in '77 Worldcon bid, and a filker in the early days of filk.
His best-known work is The Forever War from 1974 which won the 1976 Best Novel Hugo and also a Nebula Award. He also received the 1977 Best Short Story Hugo for "Tricentennial", the 1991 Best Novella Hugo for The Hemingway Hoax the 1995 Best Short Story Hugo for "None So Blind", and the 1998 Best Novel Hugo for Forever Peace.
He is member of SFWA and served as president in 1992–94. He was a member of the Guilford Gafia.
The brother of the late Jack C. Haldeman II, Joe was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but lived all over the U.S. as a child. In the 1960s, he was living in Washington, DC, and was an active member of WSFA, which he heard about in connection with Discon, the 1963 Worldcon in Washington. (His brother, who was also a fan also joined.)
In 1965, Joe married Mary Gay Potter and earned a BS in Physics and Astronomy in 1967, the same year he was drafted into the Army and served as a combat engineer in Vietnam. He was wounded in combat and his wartime experience was the inspiration for War Year, his first novel; also later books such as The Hemingway Hoax and Old Twentieth deal extensively with the experience of combat soldiers in Vietnam and other wars. His column "Letters from Vietnam" was published in Ray Fisher's fanzine Odd.
In 1975, he received an MFA degree in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. While at the University of Iowa, he helped to found the Mindbridge Foundation which runs the convention ICON, and the Science Fiction League of Iowa Students. He lives in Gainesville, Florida, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and teaches writing at MIT.
- Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- Website.
- Video of Joe singing his filksong, “The Ballad of Stan Long,” at MidAmeriCon, 1976.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1974 -- Windycon I
- 1976 -- PgHLANGE VIII, Marcon 11, Fourth Dimension Con, Locus Award, 1976 Best Novel Hugo for Mindbridge
- 1977 -- Disclave 21, ICON 3, Totocon, Mooncon, 1977 Best Short Story Hugo for "Tricentennial", 1977 Best Novel Hugo nominee
- 1978 -- OKon '78, Toastmaster at PgHLANGE X
- 1979 -- Moncon III, Archon 3, Sci-Con 1
- 1980 -- Unicon 6, SfanCon 11 (Beneluxcon 7)
- 1981 -- AggieCon XII, Philcon 1981
- 1983 -- Con*Stellation II, Con*Tretemps 2, Phoenix Award, Questcon, Balticon 17 (special guest)
- 1984 -- Spacecon 6, InConJunction IV
- 1985 -- ICON 10
- 1986 -- MidSouthCon 5, Albacon III
- 1987 -- Windycon '87 (New Zealand Natcon),
- 1988 -- AggieCon XIX, DeepSouthCon 26 (toastmaster)
- 1989 -- Travelling Fete II
- 1990 -- ConFiction
- 1991 -- 1991 Best Novella Hugo for "The Hemingway Hoax"
- 1992 -- Haldecon named after him, Jack Williamson Lectureship
- 1993 -- Windycon XX, Boskone 30, Rivercon XVIII, Continuity '93, World Fantasy Award
- 1994 -- ICON 19, Eurocon 1994
- 1995 -- Baycon '95, ICFA 16, 1995 Best Short Story Hugo for "None So Blind"
- 1996 -- Skylark Award
- 1998 -- Ambulatory ConFusion, Parthecon XXVI, Anaconism the 3rd, Con-Version 15, 1998 Best Novel Hugo for Forever Peace
- 2000 -- Jack Williamson Lectureship
- 2001 -- Conestoga 2001, Atlantykron, Crescent City Con 16, Context XIV
- 2002 -- Con With the Wind
- 2003 -- ChambanaCon 33, Jack Williamson Lectureship
- 2004 -- ICON 29, Norwescon XXVII, Odyssey Con IV, Tiptree Award, 2004 Best Short Story Hugo nominee
- 2005 -- ConQuesT 36, Readercon 16, COSine 2005, Nubella Award
- 2006 -- Imagicon 1
- 2007 -- Finncon 2007, Gaylaxicon 2007
- 2008 -- Confluence 2008, EerieCon 10, ArmadilloCon 30
- 2009 -- DemiCon 20, Robert A. Heinlein Award
- 2010 -- SFWA Grand Master Award
- 2011 -- Con*Stellation XXX, toastmaster at Archon 36
- 2012 -- LepreCon 28, Foolscap 14, Science Fiction Hall of Fame
- 2013 -- ICON 38, Balticon 47, Marcon 48, HAL-CON 2013, Jack Williamson Lectureship
- 2015 -- Necronomicon 2.0.15, VCON 40, ICON 40, Pyrkon 2015
- 2017 -- ICON 42
- 2018 -- ICON 43
- 2021 -- ICON 46
- Rhysling Award (three times)
- Nebula Award (five times)
Person | 1943— |
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