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Apr 01, 1942 New York City, New York, United States 82 years old
American author, professor and literary critic
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About Samuel R. Delany
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- Delany (; born April 1, 1942), Chip Delany to his friends, is an African-American author and literary critic.
- His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism and essays on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society. His fiction includes Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection (winners of the Nebula Award for 1966 and 1967 respectively), Nova, Dhalgren, the Return to Nevèrÿon series, and Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders.
- His nonfiction includes Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, About Writing, and eight books of essays.
- 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 1975 until his retirement in May 2015, he was a professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Creative Writing at SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Albany, and Temple University in Philadelphia.
- In 1997 he won the Kessler Award, and 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.
