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Samuel R. Delany

Samuel R. Delany
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Born Samuel Ray Delany, Jr.
(1942-04-01) April 1, 1942 (age 74)
New York City, New York, USA
Pen name K. Leslie Steiner, S. L. Kermit
Occupation Writer, editor, professor, literary critic
Nationality American
Ethnicity African-American
Education Dalton School; Bronx High School of Science
Alma mater City College of New York
Period 1962–present
Genre Science fiction, fantasy, autobiography, creative nonfiction, erotic literature, literary criticism
Subject Science fiction, Lesbian and gay studies
Literary movement New Wave
Notable works Nova, Babel-17, Dhalgren, Hogg, The Einstein Intersection
Notable awards
Spouse Marilyn Hacker (1961–1980)
Partner Dennis Rickett (1991–present)
Children Iva Hacker-Delany
Website
www.pseudopodium.org/repress/KLeslieSteiner-SamuelRDelany.html

Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. (/dəˈlni/; born April 1, 1942), Chip Delany to his friends, is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society.

His science fiction novels include Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection (winners of the Nebula Award for 1966 and 1967 respectively), Nova, Dhalgren, and the Return to Nevèrÿon series. After winning four Nebula awards and two Hugo awards over the course of his career, Delany was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2002. From January 2001 until his retirement in May 2015, he was a professor of English and Creative Writing at Temple University in Philadelphia. In 2010 he won the third J. Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Fiction from the academic Eaton Science Fiction Conference at UCR Libraries. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him its 30th SFWA Grand Master in 2013.


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