C. J. Cherryh
(September 1, 1942 –)
C. J. Cherryh is the working name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, a United States pro who has written more than sixty novels since her first for DAW Books in 1975. She was GoH at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore.
DAW has been her primary publisher. She took a penname, she has said, at the behest of publisher Donald Wollheim, who told her, “‘Carolyn Cherry’ writes nurse books.” Her largest and best-known series takes place in the Alliance-Union universe. She was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America.
She won the 1977 Campbell Award, the 1979 Best Short Story Hugo (for "Cassandra"), the 1982 Best Novel Hugo (for Downbelow Station) and the 1989 Best Novel Hugo (for Cyteen). She was nominated for many more Hugos.
Cherryh was born in Oklahoma. She now lives in Spokane, WA, with her wife, Jane Fancher, whom she married May 17, 2014 after years as domestic partners. Her brother is the SF artist David A. Cherry.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1977 -- OKon 1, 1977 Campbell Award
- 1978 -- Archon II, Wunderfest IV, Toastmaster at OKon 2
- 1979 -- Penulticon '79, Hexacon, TM at Fool-Con II, 1979 Best Short Story Hugo
- 1980 -- Minicon 16, Bubonicon 12
- 1981 -- Westercon 34, AggieCon XII, Intervention Gamma, Darkover Grand Council IV
- 1982 -- MysteryKon 7, Noncon 5, 1982 Best Novel Hugo
- 1983 -- Philcon 1982.1, ICON 8, ConFusion 101, Pendulum, Treasure-Con
- 1984 -- MidSouthCon 3, LepreCon 10, Marcon XIX
- 1985 -- Windycon XII, Balticon 19, Chattacon X, Life, the Universe, & Everything 3, toastmaster at OKon 8
- 1986 -- Swancon XI, Rivercon XI, Triangulum 1986
- 1987 -- MileHiCon 19, Loscon XIV, Boskone 24, Ad Astra 7, Rustycon 4, OKon 10, Balticon 17
- 1988 -- Skylark Award, Locus Award for Cyteen, BucConeer
- 1989 -- Balticon 23, Toastmaster at DeepSouthCon 27 and Tropicon VIII, 1989 Best Novel Hugo
- 1990 -- Keycon 7, DemiCon 1, MosCon XII, I-Con IX, MC at Con*Stellation IX
- 1991 -- Westercon 44, MythCon XXII, Marcon 26
- 1992 -- MisCon 7, InConJunction XII, Contradiction 12, toastmaster at Chattacon XVII
- 1993 -- Dreamcon 8, Magnum Opus Con 8, Stargazing Contraption
- 1994 -- DucKon III, Norcon 12 / Intercon 94, Philcon 1994, CONduit 4
- 1995 -- Arisia '95
- 1996 -- Jack Williamson Lectureship
- 1997 -- Minicon 32, Lunacon 40
- 1998 -- Necronomicon '98
- 1999 -- Empirecon (Westercon 52)
- 2000 -- LibertyCon 14
- 2001 -- SFRA Conference 2001, Asteroid 77185 Cherryh named in her honor.
- 2002 -- MidSouthCon 20
- 2004 -- Ad Astra 2004, MisCon 18, Conkopelli (Westercon 57; She did not attend)
- 2005 -- Oklahoma Book Award, Neffy Awards - Best Pro Author
- 2006 -- Foolscap VIII
- 2010 -- ConDor XVII
- 2012 -- FenCon IX
- 2013 -- SoonerCon 22
- 2016 -- Philcon 2016, Damon Knight Grand Master Award
- 2017 -- Bubonicon 49
- 2019 -- OryCon 41
- 2020 -- World Fantasy Convention 2020 (Special Guest)
- 2021 -- Robert A. Heinlein Award
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