Jack Williamson male, deceased

John Stewart Williamson, who wrote as Jack Williamson (and occasionally under the pseudonym Will Stewart) was a U.S. writer considered by many the...

James Blish male, deceased

James Benjamin Blish was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote criticism of science fiction using the pen-name...

Robert Silverberg male

Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both...

Isaac Asimov male, deceased

Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born American Jewish author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best...

Jack Vance male

John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, California) is generally described as an American fantasy and science fiction author,...

A. E. van Vogt male, deceased

Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author who was one of the most prolific, yet complex, writers of the mid-twentieth...

Anne McCaffrey female

Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American science fiction author best known for her "Dragonriders of Pern" series.

Fritz Leiber male, deceased

Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He was also an expert chess player and a...

C. L. Moore female, deceased

Catherine Lucille Moore was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, as C. L. Moore. She was one of the first women to write in the genre,...

Alfred Bester male, deceased

Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 - September 30, 1987) was a science fiction author and the winner of the first Hugo Award in 1953 for his novel...