Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2002) Winner
John Kessel
ジョン・ケッセル
Jon Kesseru
Aliases:
John Joseph Vincent Kessel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-09-24 （Buffalo, New York）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Buffalo, New York → Rochester, New York → Lawrence, Kansas → Raleigh, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, editor, teacher
- Active Years
- 1978-2024
- Affiliations
- North Carolina State University
- Influenced By
- James Gunn, James Patrick Kelly
- Influenced
- Contemporary SF writers
- Nominations
- World Fantasy Award nominee for Meeting in Infinity (1993), Every Angel is Terrifying (1999), Pride and Prometheus (2009)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Rochester | Physics and English | English | B.A. | 1968-1972 | United States |
| University of Kansas | English | English | M.A. | 1972-1974 | United States |
| University of Kansas | English | English | Ph.D. | 1974-1981 | United States |
University of Rochester
Physics and English
/ English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1968-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
B.A. in Physics and English
University of Kansas
English
/ English
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1972-1974
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United States
M.A. in English
University of Kansas
English
/ English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1974-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
Ph.D. in English under James Gunn
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Nebula Award | Another Orphan | Best Novella | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | winner |
| 2008 | Nebula Award | Pride and Prometheus | Best Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | winner |
| 1992 | Locus Award | Buffalo | Best Short Story | Locus Magazine | winner |
| 1992 | Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award | Buffalo | — | — | winner |
| 2009 | Shirley Jackson Award | Pride and Prometheus | — | — | winner |
| 2002 | James Tiptree Jr. Award | Stories for Men | — | — | winner (shared) |
Nebula Award
1982
Work:
Another Orphan
Category:
Best Novella
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
winner
Nebula Award
2008
Work:
Pride and Prometheus
Category:
Best Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
winner
Locus Award
1992
Work:
Buffalo
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
winner
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
1992
Work:
Buffalo
Result:
winner
Shirley Jackson Award
2009
Work:
Pride and Prometheus
Result:
winner
James Tiptree Jr. Award
2002
Work:
Stories for Men
Result:
winner (shared)
Awards & Nominations
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Good News From Outer Space
1989 Science FictionSatirical SF novel set in a future America.
ReligionFuture societySatire
Corrupting Dr. Nice
1997 Science FictionComic SF involving time travel and dinosaurs.
Time travelDinosaursHistory
Pride and Prometheus
2018 SF FantasyMashup of Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein.
Literary mashupMonstersRomance
Another Orphan
1982 MetafictionProtagonist lives inside Moby-Dick.
Worlds within literatureIdentity
Buffalo
1991 Science FictionFuture story set in Buffalo.
FutureSociety
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalMetafictionalComic science fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Time travelThe futureDinosaurs
Legacy
American SF author with two Nebula Awards, professor at NC State University.
Archives
- Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
- NC State University Libraries
Trivia
- Longest gap between Nebula wins at 26 years.
- Born in Buffalo, which features in his work.