Richard D. Erlich Collection of Papers about Science Fiction and Satire 1974-1988

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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Ursula K. Le Guin (b. Oct. 21, 1929, Berkeley, CA-d. Jan. 22, 2018, Portland, OR) is an author noted for fantasy, science fiction, and children's literature. Born in California, her father was an anthropologist and her mother was a writer; she was educated at Radcliffe and Columbia. Her diverse and respected short stories and novels are built on themes of balance and the environment, and often express feminist concerns. Praised for creativity, elegant prose, and complex characters and s...

Science Fiction Research Association.

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Gibson, William, 1948-....

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William Gibson was born in Conway, South Carolina. He moved to Toronto in the late 1960s and then to Vancouver in the early 1970s. He studied English at the University of British Columbia where he began writing science fiction short stories. Gibson is generally recognized as one of the most important science fiction writers to emerge in the 1980s. His first novel "Neuromancer" is the first novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dirk awards. The novel, which is considered to be one of t...

Pohl, Frederik

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American novelist, author, editor. From the guide to the Frederik Pohl Papers, 1917-1968, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Silverberg, Robert

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Vonnegut, Kurt

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1965-2002. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 259277264 From the description of Papers, 1941-2007. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 41182258 Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His writings include articles, short stories and scripts, but he is most well-known for his novels from his first, Player Piano in 1952, through Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five, to his last Timequake in 1997. Nanny Vo...

Erlich, Richard D.

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Richard D. Erlich served as a Professor in English at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1971 to 2006. From the description of Richard D. Erlich collection of papers about science fiction, 1974-1988 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 640149696 Richard D. Erlich served as a Professor in English at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1971 to 2006. In collaboration with Thomas P. Dunn, he has edited The Mechanical God: Machines in Science...

Popular Culture Association.

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Delany, Samuel R., 1942-

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Samuel R. Delany, born April 1, 1942, in New York City, is an author, editor, professor, and literary critic, noted for his work in the science fiction genre. Delaney's writing is often characterized by his interest in gender, sexual orientation, race, and social issues. Delany identified as a gay black male, but for twelve years, he remained married to the poet Marilyn Hacker, whom he met in high school. During their marriage, the couple raised a daughter and co-edited a short-lived magazine...

Helprin, Mark

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Dick, Philip K.

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Science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) is the author of 35 books and six collections of short stories. He received the Hugo Award for The Man in the high castle and the Campbell Award in 1974 for Flow my tears, the policeman said. The movie "Blade Runner" was based on his novel titled, Do androids dream of electric sheep? (1968). From the description of Papers of Philip K. Dick, 1967-1977. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 1...

Kornbluth, C. M. (Cyril M.), 1923-1958

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Society for Utopian Studies

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The society was organized in 1976 by scholars interested in the interdisciplinary study of ideal or utopian societies, both literary and practical, and their opposite, dystopian societies. From the description of Records of the Society for Utopian Studies, 1975-1993. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 31019914 ...

Butler, Octávia E.

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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

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H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells (b. September 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent, England-d. August 13, 1946, London, England), best remembered for imaginative novels such as The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, prototypes for modern science fiction, was a prolific writer and one of the most versatile in the history of English letters. He produced an average of nearly three books a year for more than fifty years, in addition to hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His works ranged from f...