BSFA Award
3 appearances
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Edition 44 (2012) Winner
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Edition 47 (2015) Winner
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Edition 52 (2020) Winner
Adam Roberts
アダム・ロバーツ
Adamu Robātsu
Aliases:
Adam Charles Roberts
Pen Names:
A.R.R.R. Roberts（Used for parody novels）,
A3R Roberts（Used for parody works）,
Don Brine（Pen name for parody novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-06-30 （London, United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- Academic, critic, writer
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL, 2018), Vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society (2018)
- Nominations
- Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee (Salt, 2001), Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee (Gradisil, 2007), Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee (Yellow Blue Tibia, 2010), The Kitschies Red Tentacle shortlist (Jack Glass), Sidewise Award nominee (Tollund, 2014)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Aberdeen | Faculty of Arts | English studies | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| Cambridge University | — | Robert Browning and the Classics | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Aberdeen
Faculty of Arts
/ English studies
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Degree in English
Cambridge University
Robert Browning and the Classics
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD on Robert Browning and the Classics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BSFA Award for Best Novel | Jack Glass | — | British Science Fiction Association | 受賞 |
| 2012 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Jack Glass | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction | Rave and Let Die: The SF and Fantasy of 2014 | — | British Science Fiction Association | 受賞 |
| 2020 | BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction | It's the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of | — | British Science Fiction Association | 受賞 |
BSFA Award for Best Novel
2012
Work:
Jack Glass
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2012
Work:
Jack Glass
Result:
受賞
BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction
2015
Work:
Rave and Let Die: The SF and Fantasy of 2014
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
BSFA Award for Best Non-Fiction
2020
Work:
It's the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 41 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Salt
2000 Science fictionDebut novel about a future civil war over salt resources.
Civilizational collapseResource wars
Gradisil
2006 Science fictionStory of space colonization and family.
Space colonizationFamily
Yellow Blue Tibia
2009 Science fictionSF writers invent aliens in this meta-fiction.
Meta-fictionAliens
Jack Glass
2012 Science fiction mysteryAward-winning triptych of murder mysteries.
MurderFuture society
The Thing Itself
2015 Science fictionSF based on Kantian philosophy.
PhilosophyTime
Bibliography
- Salt (2000)
- On (2001)
- Stone (2002)
- Polystom (2003)
- The Snow (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Speculative fictionParodyLiterary SF
- Recurring Motifs
- Apocalyptic themesExploration of SF subgenresParody
Legacy
Prominent British SF and fantasy writer and academic. Winner of BSFA and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards. Known for parodies and as FRSL Fellow. Pursues project to write SF short story in every subgenre.
Trivia
- Born in London.
- Holds a PhD on Robert Browning.
- Aims to write a short story in every science fiction sub-genre.
- Delivered the Tolkien Lecture in 2014.