David Brin
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(1950 --)
A pro writer and astrophysicist who mostly writes hard SF. He won the 1982 Campbell Award. About half of Brin's works are in his Uplift Universe, including the classic Startide Rising.
Brin was GoH at the 2007 Worldcon, Nippon 2007.
Hugo nominations and wins:
- Best Novella Hugo
- Best Novel Hugo <winner> Startide Rising
- Best Short Story Hugo <winner> "The Crystal Spheres"
- Best Novella Hugo
- Best Novel Hugo
- Best Novelette Hugo
- Best Novel Hugo <winner> The Uplift War
- Best Short Story Hugo
- Best Novelette Hugo
- Best Novel Hugo
- Best Novel Hugo
- Best Novel Hugo
- Best Novel Hugo
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1984 -- ConClave IX
- 1985 -- Ad Astra V, Baycon '85, (Coveted) Balrog Award
- 1986 -- Westercon 39
- 1987 -- Minicon 22, I-Con VI
- 1988 -- Marcon XXIII
- 1989 -- Satyricon, Archon 13, Life, the Universe, & Everything 7
- 1992 -- Dreamcon 7, Con-Version IX
- 1993 -- MisCon 8
- 1994 -- Millennicon-7
- 1997 -- Context X
- 1998 -- Loscon 25, Forry Award
- 2000 -- Norwescon XXIII
- 2001 -- Chattacon XXVI, WindyCon XXVIII (ISFIC Guest)
- 2002 -- InConJunction XXII, Necronomicon '02
- 2003 -- Ad Astra XXII, Conestoga 7, Boskone 40
- 2004 -- DeepSouthCon 42
- 2005 -- TusCon 32
- 2007 -- Nippon 2007
- 2008 -- Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- 2011 -- Contraflow I
- 2019 -- Baycon 2019
- 2021 -- Westercon 73
- Nebula Award winner once and nominee twice
- Multiple Locus Award winner
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