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(September 20, 1948 –)
 
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Born in [[New Jersey]], '''George R. R. Martin''', sometimes called “'''Railroad'''” for his middle initials, made his first [[pro]] sale to ''[[Galaxy]]'' in 1971 and quickly became a leading short-[[sf]] writer, getting [[Hugo]] and [[Nebula]] nominations.
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'''George Raymond Richard Martin''', sometimes called “'''Railroad'''” for his middle initials, made his first [[pro]] sale to ''[[Galaxy]]'' in 1971 and quickly became a leading short-[[sf]] writer, getting [[Hugo]] and [[Nebula]] nominations. He was [[GoH]] at [[Torcon 3]], the 2003 [[Worldcon]].  Martin is arguably the genre’s best-known and most successful writer, especially to have come out of [[fandom]].  
  
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A [[fan]] as well as a [[pro]], Martin regularly attends [[cons]]. In 1976, at [[MidAmeriCon]] Martin and [[Gardner Dozois]] conceived of and organized the first [[Hugo Losers Party]] for the evening following the convention's Hugo Awards ceremony.  
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A [[fan]] as well as a [[pro]], Martin regularly attends [[cons]]. In 1976, at [[MidAmeriCon]], Martin and [[Gardner Dozois]] conceived of and organized the first [[Hugo Losers Party]] for the evening following the convention's [[Hugo Awards]] ceremony. Such parties became semi-official Worldcon events, and Martin personally funded and hosted them for many years, until he was insulted by his reception as [[toastmaster]] at [[CoNZealand]], culminating in [[Discon III#Hugos|Discon III’s Hugo]] nominations.  
  
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He attended college at Northwestern University and lived in [[Chicago]] during the 1960s and ’70s, where he was active in local [[fandom]], and regularly attended [[Midwestcon]]. Next, he moved to [[Iowa]], where he was one of the founders of [[ICON (Iowa)]].
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He attended college at Northwestern University and lived in [[Chicago]] during the 1960s and ’70s, where he was active in local fandom and regularly attended cons including [[Midwestcon]]. Next, he moved to [[Iowa]], where he was one of the founders of [[ICON (Iowa)]]. He taught at Clarion West in 1998.
  
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Besides [[literary]] [[sf]], he worked in Hollywood on a revival of ''[[Twilight Zone]]'', and on ''Beauty and the Beast'', while also developing the multi-volume, multi-author ''Wild Cards'' series.
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Besides [[literary]] [[sf]], he worked in Hollywood on a revival of ''[[Twilight Zone]]'', and on ''Beauty and the Beast'', while also developing the 30+-volume, multi-author ''Wild Cards'' series.
  
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He has become stunningly successful with his ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series, which has sold quintillions of copies and been turned into the very successful HBO series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', leading Martin to be declared “'''the American [[Tolkien]]'''.”
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He became stunningly successful with his as yet incomplete ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' [[epic fantasy]] series, which has sold quintillions of copies and was turned into the very successful HBO series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', leading Martin to be declared “'''the American [[Tolkien]]'''.” A second, prequel TV series, ''[[House of the Dragon]]'', premiered in 2022.  GoT has inspired its own [[media fandom]]. The [[books]] and show popularized a number of [[Game of Thrones#Thronespeak|Thronespeak]] [[catchphrases]].
  
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He taught at Clarion West in 1998.
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The series began with ''A Game of Thrones'' in 1996, followed by ''A Clash of Kings ''(1998), ''A Storm of Swords ''(2000), ''A Feast for Crows ''(2005), ''A Dance with Dragons ''(2011), ''The Winds of Winter ''(planned) and ''A Dream of Spring'' (planned). The increasing spans of time between books has triggered impatient and often rude remarks from followers of the series, causing author [[Neil Gaiman]] to [https://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html?m=1 retort in 2009], “'''George R. R. Martin is not your bitch''',” and [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721213804/https://grrm.livejournal.com/75053.html Martin to comment:]
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After all, as some of you like to point out in your emails, I am sixty years old and fat, and you don't want me to "pull a [[Robert Jordan]]" on you and deny you your book.
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Okay, I've got the message. You don't want me doing anything except A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. Ever. (Well, maybe it's okay if I take a leak once in a while?)
  
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Martin collects medieval-themed miniatures and has a house devoted to his collection. In the early 1970s he was in a relationship with fellow [[pro]] [[Lisa Tuttle]]. He later married [[Gale Burnick]], but divorced her in 1979.  He is married to fellow fan [[Parris McBride]]; they live in [[Santa Fe, NM]].
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Martin collects medieval-themed miniatures and has a house devoted to his collection. In the early 1970s, he was in a relationship with fellow [[pro]] [[Lisa Tuttle]]. He later married [[Gale Burnick]]; they divorced in 1979.  He is married to fellow fan [[Parris McBride]]; they live in [[Santa Fe, NM]]. Martin was born in [[New Jersey]].  
  
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* [https://www.georgerrmartin.com/life/ Biography. ]
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* [https://www.georgerrmartin.com/ Website. ]
  
 
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* 1975 -- '''[[1975 Best Novella Hugo|Best Novella Hugo]]'''
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* 1975 -- '''[[1975 Best Novella Hugo]]'''
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* 1976 -- [[Solarcon II]]
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* 1976 -- [[Solarcon II]], [[Locus Award]]
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* 1977 -- [[Archon 1]]
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* 1977 -- [[Archon 1]], [[Locus Award]]
 
* 1978 -- [[Dubuquon I]], [[Totocon 2]]
 
* 1978 -- [[Dubuquon I]], [[Totocon 2]]
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* 1979 -- [[Coastcon '79]], [[Dubuquon II]]
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* 1979 -- [[Coastcon '79]], [[Dubuquon II]], [[Nebula Award]] for Best Novelette
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* 1980 -- [[TusCon 7]], '''[[1980 Best Short Story Hugo|Best Short Story Hugo]]''', '''[[1980 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]]'''
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* 1980 -- [[TusCon 7]], '''[[1980 Best Short Story Hugo]]''', '''[[1980 Best Novelette Hugo]]''', [[Nebula Award]], [[Locus Award]]
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* 1981 -- [[Ambercon 3]], [[Locus Award]]
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* 1982 -- [[Locus Award]]
 
* 1983 -- [[Windycon X]], [[MileHiCon 15]]
 
* 1983 -- [[Windycon X]], [[MileHiCon 15]]
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* 1984 -- [[Coveted Balrog Award]]
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* 1984 -- [[Coveted Balrog Award]], [[Locus Award]]
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* 1985 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 10|ICON 10]], [[Rivercon X]]
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* 1985 -- [[ICON (Iowa) 10|ICON 10]], [[Rivercon X]], [[Locus Award]]
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* 1986 -- [[AggieCon XVII]], [[Bubonicon 18]], [[OryCon '86]]
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* 1986 -- [[AggieCon XVII]], [[Bubonicon 18]], [[OryCon '86]], [[Nebula Award]]
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* 1987 -- [[Tropicon VI]], [[Fantasycon XII]]
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* 1987 -- [[Tropicon VI]], [[Fantasycon XII]], [[Triangulum 1987]]
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* 1988 -- [[WisCon 12]], [[Bram Stoker Award]]
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* 1988 -- [[Philcon 88]], [[WisCon 12]], [[Bram Stoker Award]], [[Inkpot Award]]
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* 1989 -- [[AggieCon XX]], [[New Orleans SF & Fantasy Festival '89]]
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* 1989 -- [[AggieCon XX]], [[New Orleans SF & Fantasy Festival '89]], [[Windycon XVI]], [[World Fantasy Award]]
 
* 1990 -- [[Danse Macabre]], [[Archon 14]], [[Marcon XXV]]
 
* 1990 -- [[Danse Macabre]], [[Archon 14]], [[Marcon XXV]]
 
* 1991 -- [[Toastmaster]] at [[Baycon '91]] and [[Con-Version VIII]]
 
* 1991 -- [[Toastmaster]] at [[Baycon '91]] and [[Con-Version VIII]]
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* 1994 -- [[Conozoic]], [[1994 World Fantasy Convention]], [[Necronomicon 13th]], [[Vikingcon 15]]
 
* 1994 -- [[Conozoic]], [[1994 World Fantasy Convention]], [[Necronomicon 13th]], [[Vikingcon 15]]
 
* 1995 -- [[InCon '95]], [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]]
 
* 1995 -- [[InCon '95]], [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]]
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* 1997 -- [[Archon 21]], '''[[1997 Best Novella Hugo|Best Novella Hugo]]'''
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* 1997 -- [[Archon 21]], '''[[1997 Best Novella Hugo]]''', [[Locus Award]]
 
* 1998 -- [[Thylacon 2]]
 
* 1998 -- [[Thylacon 2]]
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* 1999 -- [[Archon Hall of Fame Award]] Grand Master
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* 1999 -- [[Archon Hall of Fame Award]] Grand Master, [[Locus Award]]
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* 2001 -- [[Boskone 38]], [[Archon 25]]
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* 2001 -- [[Boskone 38]], [[Archon 25]], [[Locus Award]]
 
* 2002 -- [[Parcon 2002]], [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]]
 
* 2002 -- [[Parcon 2002]], [[Jack Williamson Lectureship]]
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* 2003 -- '''[[Torcon 3]]'''
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* 2003 -- '''[[Torcon 3]]''', [[Premio Ignotus]]
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* 2004 -- [[Foolscap VI]], [[Skylark Award]], [[Con-Version 21]]
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* 2004 -- [[Foolscap VI]], [[Skylark Award]], [[Con-Version 21]], [[Premio Ignotus]]
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* 2005 -- [[2BeContinued 4]], [[Conestoga 9]], [[Toastmaster]] at [[ConQuesT 36]]  
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* 2005 -- [[2BeContinued 4]], [[Conestoga 9]], [[Toastmaster]] at [[ConQuesT 36]]
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* 2006 -- [[Vericon VI]], [[British Fantasy Award]] nomination
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* 2006 -- [[Vericon VI]], [[British Fantasy Award]] nomination, [[Premio Ignotus]]
 
* 2007 -- [[InConJunction XXVII]], [[Trinoc*coN 2007]]
 
* 2007 -- [[InConJunction XXVII]], [[Trinoc*coN 2007]]
 
* 2008 -- [[Odyssey Con VIII]]
 
* 2008 -- [[Odyssey Con VIII]]
 
* 2009 -- [[Finncon 2009]], [[COSine 2009]]
 
* 2009 -- [[Finncon 2009]], [[COSine 2009]]
 
* 2010 -- [[ConQuesT 41]], [[Octocon 2010]]
 
* 2010 -- [[ConQuesT 41]], [[Octocon 2010]]
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* 2011 -- One of ''Time Magazine's'' "Most influential people of 2011"
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* 2011 -- One of ''Time Magazine's'' "Most influential people of 2011," [[Locus Award]]
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* 2012 -- [[Olympus]], [[MisCon 26]], [[World Fantasy Convention Life Achievement Award]]
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* 2012 -- [[Olympus]], [[MisCon 26]], [[World Fantasy Convention Life Achievement Award]], , [[Locus Award]], '''[[2012 Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Hugo]]'''
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* 2013 -- [[AggieCon 44]], '''[[2013 Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Hugo|Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Hugo]]'''
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* 2013 -- [[AggieCon 44]], '''[[2013 Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Hugo]]'''
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* 2014 -- [[ConCarolinas 2014]]
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* 2014 -- [[ConCarolinas 2014]], [[Locus Award]], [[World Fantasy Award]]
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* 2015 -- [[Norwescon 38]], [[ConQuesT 46]]
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* 2015 -- [[Norwescon 38]], [[ConQuesT 46]], Emmy Award, Northwestern University Medill Hall of Achievement Award, [[Locus Award]]
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* 2016 -- [[Balticon 50]], [[TusCon 43]], [[MystiCon 2016]]
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* 2016 -- [[Balticon 50]], [[TusCon 43]], [[MystiCon 2016]], [[Locus Award]], Emmy Award
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* 2018 -- Emmy Award
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* 2019 -- New Jersey Hall of Fame induction, An Post International Recognition Award, Emmy Award
 
* 2020 -- [[Toastmaster]] at '''[[CoNZealand]]'''
 
* 2020 -- [[Toastmaster]] at '''[[CoNZealand]]'''
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* 2021 -- Honorary Ph.D from Northwestern University
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* 2023 -- Golden Globe for Best Drama
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* Many other Hugo, Nebula and other award nominations
  
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Latest revision as of 07:13, 13 January 2023

(September 20, 1948 –)

George Raymond Richard Martin, sometimes called “Railroad” for his middle initials, made his first pro sale to Galaxy in 1971 and quickly became a leading short-sf writer, getting Hugo and Nebula nominations. He was GoH at Torcon 3, the 2003 Worldcon. Martin is arguably the genre’s best-known and most successful writer, especially to have come out of fandom.

A fan as well as a pro, Martin regularly attends cons. In 1976, at MidAmeriCon, Martin and Gardner Dozois conceived of and organized the first Hugo Losers Party for the evening following the convention's Hugo Awards ceremony. Such parties became semi-official Worldcon events, and Martin personally funded and hosted them for many years, until he was insulted by his reception as toastmaster at CoNZealand, culminating in Discon III’s Hugo nominations.

He attended college at Northwestern University and lived in Chicago during the 1960s and ’70s, where he was active in local fandom and regularly attended cons including Midwestcon. Next, he moved to Iowa, where he was one of the founders of ICON. He taught at Clarion West in 1998.

Besides literary sf, he worked in Hollywood on a revival of Twilight Zone, and on Beauty and the Beast, while also developing the 30+-volume, multi-author Wild Cards series.

He became stunningly successful with his as yet incomplete A Song of Ice and Fire epic fantasy series, which has sold quintillions of copies and was turned into the very successful HBO series Game of Thrones, leading Martin to be declared “the American Tolkien.” A second, prequel TV series, House of the Dragon, premiered in 2022. GoT has inspired its own media fandom. The books and show popularized a number of Thronespeak catchphrases.

The series began with A Game of Thrones in 1996, followed by A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000), A Feast for Crows (2005), A Dance with Dragons (2011), The Winds of Winter (planned) and A Dream of Spring (planned). The increasing spans of time between books has triggered impatient and often rude remarks from followers of the series, causing author Neil Gaiman to retort in 2009, “George R. R. Martin is not your bitch,” and Martin to comment: 

After all, as some of you like to point out in your emails, I am sixty years old and fat, and you don't want me to "pull a Robert Jordan" on you and deny you your book.

Okay, I've got the message. You don't want me doing anything except A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. Ever. (Well, maybe it's okay if I take a leak once in a while?)

Martin collects medieval-themed miniatures and has a house devoted to his collection. In the early 1970s, he was in a relationship with fellow pro Lisa Tuttle. He later married Gale Burnick; they divorced in 1979. He is married to fellow fan Parris McBride; they live in Santa Fe, NM. Martin was born in New Jersey.

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