Compton Crook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1997) Winner
Richard Garfinkle
リチャード・ガーフィンクル
Richādo Gāfinkuru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Author, science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1992-2024
- Nominations
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (nominated twice)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion West Writers Workshop | — | — | — | 1992 | United States |
Clarion West Writers Workshop
Period:
1992
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Compton Crook Award | Celestial Matters | — | Baltimore Science Fiction Society | Winner |
Compton Crook Award
1997
Work:
Celestial Matters
Organization:
Baltimore Science Fiction Society
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Celestial Matters
1996 Science fictionA hard science fiction novel based on Aristotelian physics and ancient Chinese cosmology as its scientific foundation.
alternate scienceancient Chinese cosmologycelestial empires
Bibliography
- Celestial Matters
- All of an Instant
- The Last Invasion of Ireland
- Three Steps to the Universe: From the Sun to Black Holes to the Mystery of Dark Matter
- Exaltations
- Wayland's Principia
Legacy
American science fiction writer best known for winning the Compton Crook Award with his novel Celestial Matters.
Trivia
- Graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop in 1992.
- Nominated twice for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
- Taught at writers' workshops at Windycon and Chicon 2000.
- Married to Alessandra Kelley with two daughters.