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George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin, also known by the initials GRRM, is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer. Martin is best known as the author of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted by HBO into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Martin also wr…
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culture · American writer and television producer (born 1948) · writer · novelist · fantasy author · science fiction writer · screenwriter · television writer · television producer · short story writer · blogger · prose writer · also George R. R. Martin, George Raymond Martin, George Martin, George R. Martin, Martin
Born 20 September 1948 · Q181677
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2042· 1 entry
2026· 25 entries
“Maybe Stan Lee is the greatest literary influence on me, even more than Shakespeare or Tolkien.”
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American Songwriter: Remembering When America and George Martin Began a Long Partnership With a Hit-Laden Album in 1974
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ScreenRant: Dune's 'Game Of Thrones In Space' Spinoff Is A Harsh Reminder About George R.R. Martin
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Winter is Coming: Alys Rivers’ backstory in House of the Dragon did not come from George R.R. Martin
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IMDb: House of the Dragon: Alys Rivers Actress Wants George R.R. Martin’s Original Character in Season 4
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Music Connection Magazine: Song Biz August 2026: Milli Vanilli, George Martin, and More
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Mshale: George RR Martin On Why He Doesn't Write Outlines Tiny Harris Son Honors Graduate (DF4fpGQ6kF)
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Mshale: George RR Martin On The Scouring Of The Shire Nadia Sawalha (dbJI9KrMZG)
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Zona Negativa: ZNSeries – Crítica de La Casa del Dragón, Temporadas 1 a 3 de Ryan Condal y George R.R. Martin.
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Winter is Coming: Did House of the Dragon season 3 make subtle references to the show's feud with George R.R. Martin?
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Vietnam.vn: Las novelas de George R.R. Martin están consideradas como "las mejores epopeyas fantásticas".
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Comic Book Resources: HBO & George RR Martin's House of the Dragon Beef Makes Even Less Sense 2 Years Later
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WGN Radio 720: This new book dives deep into George Martin’s orchestrations
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The Rugby Paper: Richard Barrington: George Martin and Alife Barbeary will power Saracens
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Mshale: 'Game Of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin Jessie James Decker (GjVsqgazea)
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MARCA: Ryan Condal justifica los cambios de ‘La Casa del Dragón’ respecto a la obra de George R.R. Martin: “He leído 'Fuego y Sangre' más que nadie”
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Yahoo News UK: Best-Selling 1996 Novel by George R. R. Martin Ranked the ‘Best Epic Fantasy Book’ by Goodreads
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Mshale: Drinker's Chasers - The George RR Martin Wheel Of Excuses Nba Bracket 2026 (DEuqoBAzFk)
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Mshale: George R.R. Martin Provides Update On His Next Game Of Thrones Book - IGN The Fix: Entertainment John Wayne (BFTKxqQwsS)
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Mshale: George RR Martin On Character Development Jordan Peterson (V5LIOu8Ojf)
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Mshale: George RR Martin Communicates Things By NOT Communicating Things Alaskaair (fXlnBMcFfn)
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Hobby Consolas: Tras La casa del dragón, estos son los próximos proyectos del universo de Juego de Tronos de George R.R. Martin
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Mshale: George RR Martin On Elden Ring Diane Hollyoaks (KdUVsrKlSt)
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Collider: ‘House of the Dragon’ Officially Proves George R.R. Martin’s Biggest Targaryen Quote Wrong
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ReviewsGate: Game of Thrones, Adapted from the story of George R. R. Martin by Duncan MacMillan, RSC, RST: Stratford Upon Avon | until 05 September 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review by Roderick Dungate
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2022· 1 entry
Martin said that he had been estranged from the show during the production process of the last 4 seasons (starting with season 5)
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2021· 1 entry
Martin served as one of the producers of the short film Night of the Cooters based on the eponymous short story by Howard Waldrop
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2020· 3 entries
Awarded Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2020).
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Published “SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python” in Nature Methods — cited 36,927 times.
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Martin fulfilled his duties as "toastmaster" of the Hugo Awards
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2019· 1 entry
Opened a bookstore named Beastly Books, after Beauty and the Beast, next to Jean Cocteau
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2018· 3 entries
Awarded New Jersey Hall of Fame (2018).
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Martin announced the release date of his new book, Fire & Blood, dealing with the history of House Targaryen, which was released on November 20, 2018
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Martin called The Lord of the Rings, The Great Gatsby, Gone with the Wind, Great Expectations, Lonesome Dove, Catch-22, and Charlotte's Web "favorites all, towering masterpieces, books that changed my life"
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2017· 3 entries
Martin confirmed he would serve as an executive producer of the HBO television series adaptation of the 2010 science fantasy novel Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
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Martin recalled that he had started writing science fiction-horror hybrids in the late 1970s to disprove a statement from a critic claiming that science fiction and horror were opposites and therefore incompatible
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Martin announced that he was funding The Miskatonic Scholarship
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2016· 3 entries
At Titanic Studios in Belfast, and ended in February 2017
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Anthology for Old Venus (2016).
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Published “The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)” in JAMA — cited 23,817 times.
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded Locus Award for Best Anthology for Rogues (2015).
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2014· 6 entries
Awarded World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology for Dangerous Women (2014).
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Anthology for Old Mars (2014).
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Together with the sixth season, which began filming in July 2014
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Martin launched a campaign on Prizeo to raise funds for Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary and the Food Depot of Santa Fe
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Martin said in a BBC interview that he writes using WordStar editor software, on an MS-DOS computer, because he dislikes having his work spell-checked and to avoid internet distractions
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Martin endorsed Democratic Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico
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2012· 4 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form for Game of Thrones (2012).
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for A Dance with Dragons (2012).
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Nine days after the second season's premiere
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A Dance with Dragons made the final ballot for science fiction and fantasy's Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, Locus Poll Award, and the British Fantasy Award; the novel went on to win the Locus Poll Award for Best Fantas
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2011· 4 entries
Held a larger wedding ceremony and reception at Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Anthology for Warriors (2011).
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Martin married McBride during a small ceremony at their Santa Fe home
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Published “Cutadapt removes adapter sequences from high-throughput sequencing reads” in EMBnet.journal — cited 30,803 times.
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2010· 1 entry
Martin had responded to fan criticisms by saying he was unwilling to write only his A Song of Ice and Fire series, noting that working on other prose and compiling and editing different book projects have always been par
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2008· 1 entry
Martin endorsed him for re-election in 2012 calling Obama the most intelligent president since Jimmy Carter
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel for A Storm of Swords (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Lev Grossman of Time called Martin "the American Tolkien", and in 2011, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel for A Clash of Kings (2004).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel for A Game of Thrones (2003).
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Geffen Award (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
Awarded Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for A Storm of Swords (2001).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for A Clash of Kings (1999).
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1998· 1 entry
Guthridge and Janet Berliner won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in the Novel for their Children of the Dusk
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novella for Blood of the Dragon (1997).
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel for A Game of Thrones (1997).
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1996· 1 entry
Followed by A Clash of Kings in 1998 and A Storm of Swords in 2000
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1991· 1 entry
Martin briefly returned to writing novels
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1989· 3 entries
Awarded World Fantasy Award for Best Novella for The Skin Trade (1989).
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Awarded Premio Gigamesh for Tuf Voyaging (1989).
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Became the show's co-supervising producer and wrote 14 of its episodes
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1988· 28 entries
Awarded Inkpot Award (1988).
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“Po głowie chodzą mi pomysły na inne powieści z gatunków takich jak SF, fantasy czy horror.”
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“Art is not a democracy. People don't get to vote on how it ends.”
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“Opis: o Noblu dla pisarza SF lub fantasy.”
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“Kocham Tolkiena, był geniuszem, a Władca pierścieni to doskonała książka, nie tylko zresztą dla dzieci. Ale Tolkien urodził się w XIX w. Za jego czasów po prostu o pewnych rzeczach nie mówiono. Stąd w jego książkach nie ma seksu. Już dawno zastanawiałem się, skąd się biorą te hobbity.”
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“Nawet w świecie magii nie zdarzają się cuda. Tu też trzeba trzymać się jakichś granic.”
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“Opis: w odpowiedzi na pytanie: „Popełnił pan kiedyś tekst o wyższości Stana Lee nad Szekspirem. Skąd taka teza?”
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“I'm not an "American First" (and maybe because I read science fiction) I'm a "Terran First". I'm a human being first. And I have this sympathy for other human beings no matter what side of the giant ice wall they happen to be born on.”
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“Oczywiście muszę być sam zadowolony z tego, co napisałem. Lubię sobie literacko dogadzać, ale ostatecznie piszę dla ludzi i chcę, żeby jak najwięcej z nich przeczytało moje książki.”
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“Nobody is a villain in their own story. We're all the heroes of our own stories.”
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“Pierwszą ważną książką, którą przeczytałem, było „Wkładaj kombinezon i w drogę” Roberta Heinleina. Miałem wtedy jedenaście lat i ogromnie na mnie wpłynęła. Dzięki niej zapałałem miłością do fantastyki naukowej i przez wiele lat Heinlein był dla mnie najważniejszym pisarzem. Arcydzieła Tolkiena odkryłem i pokochałem w czasach licealnych.”
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“Tolkien made the wrong choice when he brought Gandalf back. Screw Gandalf. He had a great death and the characters should have had to go on without him.”
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“In real life, the hardest aspect of the battle between good and evil is determining which is which.”
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“My reading of history has shown me that simply 'being a good man' is not enough. That there are many kings who are good men and yet bad kings. And even good kings sometimes make disastrous decisions. So government is complex, politics is complex.”
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“Seks i przemoc są częścią naszego świata. Nie można pisać realistycznych powieści, udając, że w naszym życiu ich nie ma.”
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“Ten years from now, no one is going to care how quickly the books came out. The only thing that will matter, the only thing anyone will remember, is how good they were. That's my main concern, and always will be.”
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“Stajnia HBO to najlepsi ludzie, z jakimi można pracować w Kalifornii. Produkują najlepsze amerykańskie seriale. Nie mogłem sobie wymarzyć lepszych partnerów. Tworzymy cudowny zespół.”
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“Uwielbiam nieprzewidywalność. Czytając książkę, chcę być zaskoczony, zaszokowany i przerażony. Chcę drżeć z niepewności. Dlatego piszę książki fantasy.”
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“Wielu moich kolegów pisarzy narzeka, gdy ukazują się ekranizacje ich książek. Nie bardzo to akceptuję. Nie widzę jakoś, żeby spieszyli się ze zwracaniem gór pieniędzy, które zarabiają na tych ekranizacjach.”
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“William Faulkner powiedział kiedyś, że każda dobra powieść jest historią walki ludzkiej duszy z samą sobą. Miał rację. Nie ma znaczenia, czy piszesz fantasy, science fiction o Marsjanach lub powieść historyczną. To zawsze będzie opowieść o ludzkiej chciwości, miłości, pożądaniu, instynkcie przetrwania, honorze.”
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“Wspaniale jest mieć tylu czytelników i fanów, którzy w większości są bardzo miłymi ludźmi, mówią, jak podobają im się moje książki i serial, ale jest ich tylu, że to nigdy się nie kończy. No i te nieszczęsne selfie! Gdybym mógł klaśnięciem dłoni spalić wszystkie telefony z aparatem na świecie, zrobiłbym to bez wahania!”
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“(…) zawsze najtrudniej patrzy się na świat właśnie z punktu widzenia dziecka. Przyjmując ten punkt, nie możesz pisać jedynie o tym, co się wydarzyło. Naprawdę trzeba przyjąć dziecięcą perspektywę. Chodzi o sposób, w jaki przeżywa ono smutek i pustkę, a przede wszystkim o to, na ile rozumie, bądź nie, o co wokół chodzi i co ludzie wyprawiają.”
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“Niektóre stare rany nigdy się do końca nie zabliźniają i krwawią przy najmniejszym nawet zadrapaniu.”
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“Strach tnie głębiej niż miecze.”
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“Trudno jest przyjmować rozkazy od człowieka, z którego śmiejesz się za jego plecami.”
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“(…) umysł zaś potrzebuje książek, podobnie jak miecz potrzebuje kamienia do ostrzenia, jeśli oczywiście, ma zachować ostrość.”
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“Większość ludzi woli przeważnie zaprzeczać okrutnej prawdzie, niż spojrzeć jej w oczy.”
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“Władca, który chowa się za płatnym katem, szybko zapomina, czym jest śmierć.”
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1987· 1 entry
Martin published a collection of short horror stories in Portraits of His Children
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novelette for Portraits of His Children (1986).
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1984· 3 entries
Awarded Locus Award for Best Novelette for The Monkey Treatment (1984).
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The new editor of Baen Books, Betsy Mitchell, called Martin to ask him if he had considered doing a collection of Haviland Tuf adventures
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By Vista, which produced a 1987 film adaptation, Nightflyers, with a screenplay co-written by Martin
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story for Nightflyers (1983).
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1982· 3 entries
Awarded Locus Award for Best Collection for Sandkings (1982).
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Novelette for Guardians (1982).
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Martin published a vampire novel titled Fevre Dream set in the 19th century on the Mississippi River, in the heyday of the great paddle steamers
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1981· 1 entry
Awarded Locus Award for Best Novella for Nightflyers (1981).
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1980· 5 entries
Awarded Locus Award for Best Novelette for Sandkings (1980).
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Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novelette for Sandkings (1980).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Sandkings (1980).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Short Story for The Way of Cross and Dragon (1980).
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Short Story for The Way of Cross and Dragon (1980).
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1979· 2 entries
Before they could be reunited in Santa Fe
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Resigned from his job and moved from Dubuque to Santa Fe, New Mexico at the end of the year
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1977· 1 entry
Awarded Locus Award for Best Collection for A Song for Lya and Other Stories (1977).
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1976· 3 entries
Awarded Locus Award for Best Novella for The Storms of Windhaven (1976).
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Right before he moved to Dubuque and published in 1977
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For Kansas City's MidAmeriCon, the 34th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), Martin and his friend and fellow writer-editor Gardner Dozois conceived of and organized the first Hugo Losers' Party for the benefit o
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1975· 2 entries
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novella for A Song for Lya (1975).
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And moved from their Chicago apartment and into a house in Dubuque in 1976
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1970· 1 entry
Martin earned a BS in journalism with a minor in history from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude; he went on to complete his MS in journalism in 1971,
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1965· 1 entry
Martin won comic fandom's Alley Award for Best Fan Fiction for his prose superhero story "Powerman vs
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1953· 1 entry
Moved to a federal housing project near the Bayonne docks
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1948· 2 entries
In Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of Raymond Collins, a longshoreman, and Margaret (née Brady) Martin
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Born 1948-09-20.
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