Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It is awarded to a living author for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy. Officially, it is not a Nebula Award though it is awarded at the Nebula ceremony. It was originally known as the Grand Master Award, but in 2002 it was renamed in honor of the late Damon Knight, a founder of the SFWA.

List of winners

The year indicates the year that the honor was presented. Until 1995, awards were limited to no more than six per decade. To strike a better balance with the fact that no posthumous awards can be given, this was relaxed to one per year.

• 1975 Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)
• 1976 Jack Williamson (1908-2006)
• 1977 Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988)
• 1979 L. Sprague de Camp (1907-2000)
• 1981 Fritz Leiber (1910-1992)
• 1984 Andre Norton (1912-2005)
• 1986 Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)
• 1987 Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)
• 1988 Alfred Bester (1913-1987)
• 1989 Ray Bradbury (1920-)
• 1991 Lester del Rey (1915-1993)
• 1993 Frederik Pohl (1919-)
• 1995 Damon Knight (1922-2002)
• 1996 A. E. van Vogt (1912-2000)
• 1997 Jack Vance (1916-)
• 1998 Poul Anderson (1926-2001)
• 1999 Hal Clement (Harry Stubbs) (1922-2003)
• 2000 Brian W. Aldiss (1925-)
• 2001 Philip José Farmer (1918-2009)
• 2003 Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-)
• 2004 Robert Silverberg (1935-)
• 2005 Anne McCaffrey (1926-)
• 2006 Harlan Ellison ^[1] (1934-)
• 2007 James Gunn (1923-)
• 2008 Michael Moorcock ^[2][3] (1939-)
• 2009 Harry Harrison ^[4][5] (1925-)
• 2010 Joe Haldeman (1943-)

See also

• The Gandalf Grand Master Award for life achievement in fantasy writing was awarded annually by the World Science Fiction Society from 1974 to 1980.
• Since 1995 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America also award the Author Emeritus title. It was created "as a way to recognize and appreciate senior writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to our field but who are no longer active or whose excellent work may no longer be as widely known as it once was." The Author Emeritus is invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet.

References

1. ^ "2005 Nebula Award winners". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.. 2006-05-06. http://www.sfwa.org/news/2006/06nebwin.htm. 
2. ^ Nawotka, Edward (2008-04-24). "Nebula Awards puts Austin and Texas writers at center of science fiction world". Dallas Morning News. http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/books/stories/DN-scifi_0424gl.ART.State.Edition1.46cfb13.html. 
3. ^ "Michael Moorcock named SFWA Grand Master". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.. 2008-02-28. http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/grandmaster.htm. 
4. ^ "Nebula Awards 2009". Cover It Live. 2009-04-25. http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=21d947440a. Retrieved 2009-04-25. 
5. ^ "SWFA live". Twitter. 2009-04-25. http://twitter.com/sfwa. Retrieved 2009-04-25. 

External links

• SFWA Grand Masters
• Michael Moorcock at 2008 Nebula Award Ceremony
• Harry Harrison and Robert Silverberg at 2009 Nebula award ceremony