Theodore Sturgeon

(February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985)

An American pro writer who sold his first sf story in 1939 to Astounding and who is primarily known for his short fiction. He was GoH at Chicon III, the 1962 Worldcon. He received numerous Hugo nominations including the 1956 Best Novelette Hugo, and the 1956 Best Short Story Hugo, and won the 1971 Best Short Story Hugo for "Slow Sculpture".

He was a member of the Trap Door Spiders and originated Sturgeon's Law. He also wrote screenplays for two Star Trek episodes.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1950 -- Toastmaster at NorWesCon
• 1954 -- IFA for More Than Human
• 1961 -- Philcon 1961
• 1962 -- Chicon III
• 1966 -- Westercon 19 toastmaster
• 1971 -- Forry Award, Best Short Story Hugo
• 1972 -- Lunacon 15
• 1973 -- Equicon '73
• 1974 -- TusCon IV
• 1978 -- Kubla Khan Sex, Unicon 4, Norwescon 1
• 1979 -- Minicon 15, AggieCon X, StellarCon IV, The Fantasy Symposium, Just Imagicon, Future Party '79
• 1980 -- Michicon, Toastmaster at Norwescon III
• 1981 -- MileHiCon 13, Empiricon 3, Wichacon I, Future Party '81
• 1983 -- CopperCon 3, Colorado Mountain Con
• 1984 -- ConQuistador 1, Texarkon '84
• 1985 -- Eucon '85
• 1985 -- World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award
• 1988 -- Readercon 2 (Memorial Guest)
• 2000 -- Science Fiction Hall of Fame

• Video of GoH speech at Lunacon 15
• Video of speech at SunCon, 1977

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Person

1918—1985

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