Vernor Vinge

(October 2, 1944 -- March 20, 2024)

Vernor Vinge is a pro writer and computer scientist who was formerly married to pro writer Joan D. Vinge. He is best known for his stories "True Names", The Peace War, Marooned in Realtime, A Fire Upon the Deep, and A Deepness in the Sky and for writing about and popularizing the idea of the Singularity. He is a master of hard science fiction in both the short form and novel-length.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1982 -- Best Novella Hugo nominee
• 1985 -- TusCon 12, Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 1987 -- Windycon XIV, Best Novelette Hugo, Best Novel Hugo nominee
• 1988 -- Unicon 12
• 1990 -- ArmadilloCon 12
• 1993 -- Best Novel Hugo for A Fire Upon the Deep
• 1994 -- DefCon VI, CopperCon 14
• 1995 -- Minicon 30, Westercon 48
• 1997 -- Evolution
• 1999 -- Lunacon 42
• 2000 -- Tropicon XIX, Con-Dor 2K, Best Novel Hugo for A Deepness in the Sky
• 2001 -- Trinoc*coN 2001, Norcon 17, 2001: A Space Odyssey Con
• 2002 -- ConJosé, Best Novella Hugo for "Fast Times at Fairmont High"
• 2003 -- ArmadilloCon 25
• 2004 -- Best Novella Hugo for "The Cookie Monster"
• 2006 -- Synthetic ConFusion, Necronomicon '06
• 2007 -- Bubonicon 39, Best Novel Hugo Rainbows End
• 2008 -- ICFA 29
• 2009 -- EerieCon 11
• 2010 -- Norwescon XXXIII, Boskone 47
• 2011 -- MileHiCon 43
• 2012 -- CONtraflow II, Loscon 39, Vericon XII
• 2013 -- Boskone 50
• 2014 -- Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement
• 2020 -- Robert A. Heinlein Award

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Person

1944—2024

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