John Grant (author)

John Grant (born 22 November 1949) is a Scottish writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction.[1][2]

Biography

Born as Paul le Page Barnett in Aberdeen, Scotland,[1] Grant has sometimes written under his own name (Paul Barnett), as Eve Devereux,[1] and under various other pseudonyms; he has also ghostwritten a number of books.[1] The author of some 70 books in all (excluding ghostwritten books), he has published several original novels as well as one novel in the Judge Dredd series and, with Joe Dever, 11 novels and a novella collection in the Legends of Lone Wolf series; edited several anthologies, beginning with Aries 1 (1979) and most recently New Writings in the Fantastic (2007); and has written dozens of nonfiction works, including several relating to fantasy and science fiction.[1] His collaborators have included David Langford and, as illustrator, Bob Eggleton.[1] With John Clute, he co-edited The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) for which he also wrote all the cinema entries.[3] He has written numerous short stories, articles and columns.[1] At present, Barnett lives in New Jersey with his wife, Pamela Scoville, a noted animation art expert and co-founder with her late husband Michael of the Animation Art Guild.[4]

Books

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
1994 The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction BSFA Award Special Award Won
1996 The Glad Who Sang a Mermaid in from the Probability Sea British Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction Nominated
1997 The Encyclopedia of Fantasy Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction Nominated
1998 Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Related Work Won
Locus Award Best Non-Fiction Won
Mythopoeic Awards Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (for Myth and Fantasy Studies) Won
World Fantasy Award World Fantasy Special Award: Professional Won
1999 Eaton Award J. Lloyd Eaton Scholarship Award Won
2001 Paper Tiger Books Chesley Awards Chesley Award for Best Art Director Won
2002 Locus Award Best Editor Nominated
2003 Dragonhenge Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Related Work Nominated
Locus Award Best Art Book Nominated
Paper Tiger Fantasy Art Gallery Locus Award Best Art Book Nominated
Perceptualistics Locus Award Best Art Book Nominated
Paper Tiger Books World Fantasy Award World Fantasy Special Award: Professional Nominated
2004 The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Related Work Won
Locus Award Best Non-Fiction/Art Nominated
2008 New Writings in the Fantastic British Fantasy Award Best Anthology Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John Grant. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. "John Grant and Paul Barnett Agree: Science Has Been Corrupted". Clarkesworld Magazine. July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. "John Grant". Infinity plus webzine. 16 November 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. "Writers talk about writing: John Grant". Iain Rowan's blog. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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