John Scalzi
Science fiction novelist (Old Man's War, Redshirts); has written the blog Whatever from 1998.
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- John Scalzi is an American science fiction author.
- His Old Man's War series won the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2026, and Redshirts won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
- He has written the blog Whatever from 1998 and won the Hugo for Best Fan Writer for it in 2008.
- He was president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2010 to 2013.
Key facts
- Born
- 10 May 1969, Fairfield, California1
- Novels
- Old Man's War (2005) and its series; Redshirts (2012); The Collapsing Empire (2017); The Kaiju Preservation Society (2022); Starter Villain (2023)1
- Awards
- John W. Campbell Award (2006); Hugo for Best Fan Writer (2008); Hugo for Best Novel, Redshirts (2013); Locus Awards for The Collapsing Empire, The Kaiju Preservation Society and Starter Villain; Hugo for Best Series, Old Man's War (2026)1
- SFWA
- President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 2010 to 30 June 20131
- Tor Books
- A 10-year, 13-book deal announced in 2015; 10 more books announced in 20241
- Education
- BA, University of Chicago, 19911
- Lives in
- Bradford, Ohio (from 2001)1
Connections
Related
- Josh MarshallPerson
classmates at the Webb School of California 1
Links
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