Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
Walter Jon Williams
ウォルター・ジョン・ウィリアムズ
Wōrutā Jon Wiriamuzu
Aliases:
Walter J. Williams
Pen Names:
Jon Williams（Used for nautical adventure fiction series Privateers and Gentlemen (1981-1984)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-10-28 （Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Duluth, Minnesota → Valencia County, New Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- writer, science fiction writer, game designer
- Active Years
- 1981-2024
- Nominations
- 1996 Nebula nominee (Metropolitan), 1998 Hugo and Nebula nominee (City on Fire), 1986 Philip K. Dick Award nominee (Knight Moves)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico | — | — | BA | — | United States |
University of New Mexico
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History | Foreign Devils | Short form | Uchronia | winner |
| 2001 | Nebula Award | Daddy's World | Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | winner |
| 2005 | Nebula Award | The Green Leopard Plague | Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | winner |
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1996
Work:
Foreign Devils
Category:
Short form
Organization:
Uchronia
Result:
winner
Nebula Award
2001
Work:
Daddy's World
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
winner
Nebula Award
2005
Work:
The Green Leopard Plague
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hardwired
1986 CyberpunkA cyberpunk novel about a cowboy smuggler fighting orbital corporations.
DystopiaCorporatism
Metropolitan
1995 Science fictionStory set in a city manipulating plasmature energy.
Power strugglesUrban fantasy
City on Fire
1997 Science fictionForeign Devils
1996 Alternate historyShort story set in China during Martian invasion.
InvasionImperialism
The Praxis
2002 Space operaFirst book in the military SF/space opera Dread Empire's Fall series.
Bibliography
- Hardwired
- Voice of the Whirlwind
- Metropolitan
- City on Fire
- The Praxis
- To Glory Arise
- Quillifer
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sophisticated proseComplex narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- Technology and humanityFall of empires
Legacy
Prominent American SF author with two Nebula Awards. Writes across genres from cyberpunk to space opera and alternate history. Founder of Taos Toolbox.
Trivia
- Founded the Taos Toolbox, a writer's workshop for fantasy and SF writers, in 2006.
- Guest of Honor at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon 75) in Helsinki in 2017.