Gardner Dozois (born July 23, 1947) is an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. ... Editing may also refer to audio editing or film editing. ... Cover for an issue of Asimovs Science Fiction. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gardner Dozois, 1998.

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Biography

A subtle writer with a distinctive prose style who has mainly worked in shorter forms, he has won the Nebula Award for best short story twice -- for "The Peacemaker" in 1983, and for "Morning Child" in 1984. His short fiction has been collected in The Visible Man (1977), Geodesic Dreams (a best-of collection), Slow Dancing through Time (1990, collaborations), and Strange Days (2001, another best-of collection). Image File history File links Beinggardnerdozois. ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. ...

A solo novel, Strangers (1978), and a collaboration with George Alec Effinger, Nightmare Blue (1977), represent his novel-length output. After becoming editor of Asimov's, Dozois's fiction output dwindled, but he is now making a comeback. Front cover of Strangers. ... George Alec Effinger (January 10, 1947–April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio. ...

Dozois has won a record 15 Hugo Awards for Best Professional Editor, having won nearly every year between 1988 and his retirement from Asimov's in 2004. The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ... Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor. ...

Dozois is a well-known short fiction anthologist. After resigning from his Asimov's gig, he still remains the editor of the anthology series The Year's Best Science Fiction, published annually since 1984. And, with Jack Dann, he has edited a long series of themed anthologies, each with a self-explanatory title such as Cats, Dinosaurs, Seaserpents, or Hackers. The Years Best Science Fiction Series is a series of science fiction anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois. ... Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American science fiction writer living in Australia. ... Hackers (ISBN 0-441-00375-3) is an anthology of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. ...

Michael Swanwick, with whom Dozois has collaborated on fiction, published a book-length interview with him in 2001. Titled Being Gardner Dozois, it covered each published piece of fiction Dozois ever wrote. At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Michael Swanwick (born November 18, 1950) is an American science fiction author. ...

Dozois grew up in Salem, Massachusetts and has said that he turned to reading fiction partially as an escape from the city's provincialism. He became active in the science fiction community after serving a stint in the Army. He currently lives in Philadelphia. He was badly injured in a taxi accident after returning from a Philadelphia Phillies game in 2004 (causing him to miss Worldcon for the first time in many years) but made a full recovery. Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Area  - City  18. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1883–present) Philadelphia Quakers (1883–1883) (Also referred to as Blue Jays 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Other nicknames Phils, Phightin Phils, Phightins Ballpark... It has been suggested that World Science Fiction Society be merged into this article or section. ...

Fiction of Gardner Dozois (partial list)

• "A Special Kind of Morning" (1971)
• "Chains of the Sea" (1971)
• "Machines of Loving Grace" (1972)
• Nightmare Blue (with George Alec Effinger) (1977)
• The Visible Man (collection) (1977)
• Strangers (1978)
• "A Traveler in an Antique Land" (1983)
• "The Peacemaker" (1983) (Nebula Award winner)
• "Morning Child" (1984) (Nebula Award winner)
• Slow Dancing Through Time (collection) (1990)
• Geodesic Dreams (collection) (1992)
• "A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows" (1999)
• Morning Child and Other Stories (collection) (2004)
• "When the Great Days Came" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dec 2005)
• Shadow Twin (2005) (with George R. R. Martin and Daniel Abraham)
• "Counterfactual" (F&SF, June 2006)

George Alec Effinger (January 10, 1947–April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Front cover of Strangers. ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... Morning Child (1984) is a science fiction short story written by Gardner Dozois. ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... F&SF April 1971, special Poul Anderson issue. ... George Raymond Richard Martin, sometimes called GRRM, born September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey is an American author and screenwriter of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. ... F&SF April 1971, special Poul Anderson issue. ...

Anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois (partial list)

• Hackers (1996) (edited with Jack Dann)
• Armageddons (1999) (edited with Jack Dann)
• Future War (1999, ISBN 0-441-00639-6) (edited with Jack Dann)
• Space Soldiers (2001, ISBN 0-441-00824-0) (edited with Jack Dann)
• Supermen: Tales of the Posthuman Future (2002)
• Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition (2005)
• One Million AD (2005)
• Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 (2006)

Year's Best Science Fiction Series Hackers (ISBN 0-441-00375-3) is an anthology of short stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. ... Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American science fiction writer living in Australia. ... Future War is a 1997 science fiction film about an escaped human slave fleeing his cyborg masters and seeking refuge on Earth. ...

• The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection (1984)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection (1985)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection (1986)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection (1987)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection (1988)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection (1989)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection (1990)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection (1991)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection (1992)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection (1993)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection (1994)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection (1995)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection (1996)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection (1997)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection (1999)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection (2000)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection (2001)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection (2002)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection (2003)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection (2004)
• Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction (2005) (Anthology from previous Year's Best Science Fiction editions)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection (2005)
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection (2006)

External links

• Gardner Dozois at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Gardner Dozois's online fiction at Free Speculative Fiction Online
• The SF Site: A Conversation with Gardner Dozois
• Locus Online: Gardner Dozois Interview (excerpt)
• Gardner Dozois's Recommended Reading List
• Michael Swanwick Online: Profile of Gardner Dozois