Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1976) Winner
Tom Reamy
トム・リーミー
Tomu Rīmī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-01-23 （Woodson, Texas, US）
- Died
- 1977-11-04 （Independence, Missouri, US） age 42
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Woodson, Texas → Dallas, Texas → Los Angeles, California → Kansas City, Missouri → Independence, Missouri
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction and fantasy author, fanzine editor, convention organizer, technical illustrator, graphic designer, property master
- Active Years
- 1953-1977
- Affiliations
- Dallas Futurian Society, Turkey City Writer's Workshop
- Nominations
- Hugo Award Best Fanzine (Trumpet, 1967), Hugo Award Best Fanzine (Trumpet, 1969), Nebula Award Best Novelette (Twilla, 1974), Hugo Award Best Novelette (San Diego Lightfoot Sue, 1976), Nebula Award Best Novel (Blind Voices, 1978), Hugo Award Best Novel (Blind Voices, 1979)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Nebula Award for Best Novelette | San Diego Lightfoot Sue | Best Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | winner |
| 1976 | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | — | — | — | winner |
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
1975
Work:
San Diego Lightfoot Sue
Category:
Best Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
1976
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blind Voices
1978 Dark FantasyA strange and wonderful freak show arrives at a rural Kansas town in the 1920s and affects the lives of the residents.
freak showrural town1920s
San Diego Lightfoot Sue
1975 Dark FantasyNebula Award-winning novelette.
Bibliography
- Blind Voices (1978)
- San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories (1979)
- Under the Hollywood Sign (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- polished dark fantasycomparable to Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison
- Recurring Motifs
- freak showsstrange eventsheart attack
Health
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heart attack1977年11月4日Died while writing, leaving an unfinished story.
Legacy
Key figure in 1960s-70s SF fandom and dark fantasy author. Nebula winner despite short career; posthumous works highly regarded.
Trivia
- Died of heart attack slumped over his typewriter.
- Trumpet fanzine Hugo nominee.