Steven Barnes

(March 1, 1952 –)

Steven Barnes is an author best known for his collaborations with Larry Niven, including Dream Park (1981) and its sequels. With Niven and Jerry Pournelle he wrote The Legacy of Heorot (1987) and Beowulf's Children (1995).

He is a member of LASFS.

His solo books include Streetlethal (1983), Gorgon Child (1989), The Kundalini Equation (1989), Firedance (1993), Charisma (2002), Lion's Blood (2002), and Zulu Heart (2003). A collection of his short fiction, Assassin and Other Stories was published by ISFiC Press in 2010 when he was GoH at WindyCon 37. He also writes for television.

He is married to author Tananarive Due.

• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1980 -- Best Novelette Hugo nominee
• 1985 -- OryCon '85
• 1988 -- LepreCon 14
• 1995 -- Icon 20
• 1997 -- OryCon 19
• 2000 -- InConJunction XX
• 2001 -- Astronomicon '01
• 2002 -- Diversicon 10
• 2005 -- Balticon 39
• 2009 -- DemiCon 19
• 2010 -- WindyCon 37
• 2012 -- DucKon 22, Odyssey Con XII, Diversicon 20
• 2013 -- Keycon 30, Arisia '13
• 2014 -- Detcon1
• 2016 -- ConGregate 3
• 2018 -- ConQuesT 49
• 2020 -- Forry Award
• 2022 -- BayCon 2022, 'Chicon 8]
• 2023 -- Diversicon 30
• 2024 -- Westercon 76

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1952—

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