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The '''Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award''' is a lifetime honor presented annually by the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] (SFWA) to no more than one living writer of [[fantasy]] or [[science fiction]]. It was inaugurated in 1975 when [[Robert Heinlein]] was made the first SFWA Grand Master and it was renamed in 2002 after the Association's founder, [[Damon Knight]], who had died that year.<ref name=SFWA/><ref name=SFAwards/>
The '''Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award''' is a lifetime honor presented annually by the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association]] (SFWA) to a living writer of [[fantasy]] or [[science fiction]]. It was first awarded in 1975, to [[Robert Heinlein]]. In 2002, it was renamed after [[Damon Knight]], the founder of SFWA, who had died that year.<ref name=":0" />


The presentation is made at the annual SFWA [[Nebula Awards]] banquet, commonly during May,<!--source is recent dates--> but it is not one of the Nebulas—which recognize the preceding calendar year's best works of SF and fantasy, selected by vote of all Association members. SFWA officers and past presidents alone submit Grand Master nominations and the final selection must be approved by a majority of that group.<!--ie, past presidents who choose to participate--><ref name=SFWA/> The recipient is announced in advance, commonly during the preceding calendar year, which is the publication year and official award year for the Nebulas.<!-- a recurring source of confusion in our coverage
The presentation is made at the annual SFWA [[Nebula Awards]] banquet, commonly during May,<!--source is recent dates--> but it is not one of the Nebulas, which recognize the preceding calendar year's works and are selected by vote of all Association members. SFWA officers and past presidents alone submit Grand Master nominations and the final selection must be approved by a majority of that group.<!--ie, past presidents who choose to participate--><ref name=SFWA/> The recipient is announced in advance, commonly during the preceding calendar year.<!-- a recurring source of confusion in our coverage
routinely during the preceding year http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sfwa_grand_master_award
routinely during the preceding year http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sfwa_grand_master_award-->

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From 1995 to 2010, SFWA also gave some writers the title of [[Author Emeritus]]. In 2023, SFWA announced the creation of the Infinity Award, which posthumously honors creators who died before they could be considered for the Grand Master Award. The first recipient of the Infinity Award was [[Octavia E. Butler]].<ref name="InfinityAward">"[https://www.sfwa.org/2023/04/27/the-inaugural-infinity-award-honoree-octavia-e-butler/ The Inaugural Infinity Award Honoree: Octavia E. Butler]," [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association]] (SFWA), April 27, 2023.</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Grand Master Award was originally limited to six per decade<ref>{{Citation|last=Harlan Ellison|title=Harlan Ellison's Watching 36|date=1994|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3VIKwH9seM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/U3VIKwH9seM |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-08-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and six were presented in the ten years to 1984; twelve in the twenty years to 1994. All were 67 years old (Isaac Asimov) to 75 years old (Lester del Rey) at the time of presentation; [[Alfred Bester]] had died at 74. [[Andre Norton]] was the first woman so honored, and only six others have been selected since. [[Anne McCaffrey]] was the first recipient named after the award had been renamed the "Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master" in 2003. From 1995 the award has been conferred annually with exceptions only in 2002 and 2011 (2001 and 2010 Nebula award years).<ref name=SFWA/> [[Joe Haldeman]] and [[Connie Willis]] were the youngest to receive the honor, age 66.
The first Grand Master, [[Robert Heinlein]], was named in 1975. The Grand Master Award was originally limited to six recipients per decade;<ref>{{Citation|last=Harlan Ellison|title=Harlan Ellison's Watching 36|date=1994|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3VIKwH9seM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/U3VIKwH9seM |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-08-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> six were presented in the ten years to 1984 and twelve in the twenty years to 1994. From 1995, the award has been conferred annually, with the exception of 2002 and 2011.<ref name="SFWA" /> [[Andre Norton]] was the first woman to receive the award, in 1984. As of 2024, [[Nalo Hopkinson]] is the youngest person to have received the award; she was aged 59.


Starting in 1995, the SFWA also awarded the title of [[Author Emeritus]] "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." No more than one Author Emeritus was named each year, and the recipient was invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet.<ref name="SFWA-emeritus"/> Fourteen were named in the 16 years to 2010<ref name="SFWA-emeritus"/> (the 2009 Nebula award year), none of whom had been named Grand Master—as remains true through 2013/2014. Its status as a consolation prize was one matter of controversy<ref name="SFAwards-emeritus"/> and by October 2013 the Author Emeritus webpage had been removed by SFWA.<ref name="SFWA-emeritus-dead"/>
From 1995 to 2010, SFWA also awarded the title of [[Author Emeritus]] "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." Recipients were invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet.<ref name="SFWA-emeritus"/> Fourteen honorees were named in the sixteen years the award was given.<ref name="SFWA-emeritus"/> As of 2024, there has been no overlap between Grand Masters and Authors Emeritus. The award's status as a consolation prize was a matter of controversy.<ref name="SFAwards-emeritus"/>


==Grand Masters==
==Grand Masters==
A total of 38 [[:Category:SFWA Grand Masters|SFWA Grand Masters]] have been created in the 45 years from 1974/1975 to 2021/2022.<ref name=SFWA/><ref name=SFAwards/> Please note: The list below shows the year of the award ceremonies for each respective recipient, but the actual title of each individual award uses the preceding year.
As of 2024, 40 Grand Masters have been created. The list below shows the year of the award ceremonies for each respective recipient. Awards are announced in advance of the ceremony, sometimes in the preceding year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SFWA Grand Master Award |url=https://www.sfadb.com/SFWA_Grand_Master_Award |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=sfadb.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
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!Year
!Recipient
!Ref.
|-
![[1975 in literature|1975]]
|{{sortname|last=Heinlein|first=Robert A.}} (1907–1988)
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![[1976 in literature|1976]]
|{{sortname|last=Williamson|first=Jack}} (1908–2006)
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|-
![[1977 in literature|1977]]
|{{sortname|last=Simak|first=Clifford D.}} (1904–1988)
|
|-
![[1978 in literature|1978]]
|—
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|-
![[1979 in literature|1979]]
|{{sortname|last=de Camp|first=L. Sprague}} (1907–2000)
|
|-
![[1980 in literature|1980]]
|—
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|-
![[1981 in literature|1981]]
|{{sortname|last=Leiber|first=Fritz}} (1910–1992)
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|-
![[1982 in literature|1982]]
|—
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|-
![[1983 in literature|1983]]
|—
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|-
![[1984 in literature|1984]]
|{{sortname|last=Norton|first=Andre}} (1912–2005)
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|-
![[1985 in literature|1985]]
|—
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|-
![[1986 in literature|1986]]
|{{sortname|last=Clarke|first=Arthur C.}} (1917–2008)
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|-
![[1987 in literature|1987]]
|{{sortname|last=Asimov|first=Isaac}} (1920–1992)
|
|-
![[1988 in literature|1988]]
|{{sortname|last=Bester|first=Alfred}} (1913–1987)
|
|-
![[1989 in literature|1989]]
|{{sortname|last=Bradbury|first=Ray}} (1920–2012)
|
|-
![[1990 in literature|1990]]
|—
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|-
![[1991 in literature|1991]]
|{{sortname|last=del Rey|first=Lester}} (1915–1993)
|
|-
![[1992 in literature|1992]]
|—
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|-
![[1993 in literature|1993]]
|{{sortname|last=Pohl|first=Frederik}} (1919–2013)
|
|-
![[1994 in literature|1994]]
|—
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|-
![[1995 in literature|1995]]
|{{sortname|last=Knight|first=Damon}} (1922–2002)
|
|-
![[1996 in literature|1996]]
|{{sortname|last=van Vogt|first=A. E.}} (1912–2000)
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|-
![[1997 in literature|1997]]
|{{sortname|last=Vance|first=Jack}} (1916–2013)
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|-
![[1998 in literature|1998]]
|{{sortname|last=Anderson|first=Poul}} (1926–2001)
|
|-
![[1999 in literature|1999]]
|{{sortname|last=Clement|first=Hal}} (1922–2003)
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|-
![[2000 in literature|2000]]
|{{sortname|last=Aldiss|first=Brian W.}} (1925–2017)
|
|-
![[2001 in literature|2001]]
|{{sortname|last=Farmer|first=Philip José}} (1918–2009)
|
|-
![[2002 in literature|2002]]
|—
|
|-
![[2003 in literature|2003]]
|{{sortname|last=Le Guin|first=Ursula K.}} (1929–2018)
|
|-
![[2004 in literature|2004]]
|{{sortname|last=Silverberg|first=Robert}} (1935–)
|
|-
![[2005 in literature|2005]]
|{{sortname|last=McCaffrey|first=Anne}} (1926–2011)
|
|-
![[2006 in literature|2006]]
|{{sortname|last=Ellison|first=Harlan}} (1934–2018)
|<ref>{{cite web |date=May 6, 2006 |title=2005 Nebula Award winners |url=http://www.sfwa.org/news/2006/06nebwin.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705121607/http://sfwa.org/news/2006/06nebwin.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |work=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.}}</ref>
|-
![[2007 in literature|2007]]
|{{sortname|last=Gunn|first=James|link=James E. Gunn}} (1923–2020)
|
|-
![[2008 in literature|2008]]
|{{sortname|last=Moorcock|first=Michael}} (1939–)
|<ref name="dmn1">{{cite news |last=Nawotka |first=Edward |date=April 24, 2008 |title=Nebula Awards puts Austin and Texas writers at center of science fiction world |work=Dallas Morning News |url=http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/books/stories/DN-scifi_0424gl.ART.State.Edition1.46cfb13.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429094458/http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/books/stories/DN-scifi_0424gl.ART.State.Edition1.46cfb13.html |archive-date=April 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2008 |title=Michael Moorcock named SFWA Grand Master |url=http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/grandmaster.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402100657/http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/grandmaster.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2008 |work=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.}}</ref>
|-
![[2009 in literature|2009]]
|{{sortname|last=Harrison|first=Harry|dab=writer}} (1925–2012)
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2009-04-26 |title=Nebula Awards Announced |url=https://locusmag.com/2009/04/nebula-awards-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810134544/https://locusmag.com/2009/04/nebula-awards-announced/ |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Defendini |first=Pablo |date=2009-04-26 |title=Nebula Award Winners! |url=https://www.tor.com/2009/04/26/nebula-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025081815/https://www.tor.com/2009/04/26/nebula-award-winners/ |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
![[2010 in literature|2010]]
|{{sortname|last=Haldeman|first=Joe}} (1943–)
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-05-17 |title=Awards: Nebulas; Moby Book Trailer Finalists |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1188 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2017-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002213148/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1188 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Gallo |first=Irene |date=2010-05-15 |title=2010 Nebula Award Winners! |url=https://www.tor.com/2010/05/15/2010-nebual-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924091247/https://www.tor.com/2010/05/15/2010-nebual-award-winners/ |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last= |date=2010-05-16 |title=Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2010/05/nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212201522/https://locusmag.com/2010/05/nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
![[2011 in literature|2011]]
|—
|
|-
![[2012 in literature|2012]]
|{{sortname|last=Willis|first=Connie}} (1945–)
|<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-05-20 |title=2011 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2012/05/2011-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713162304/http://www.locusmag.com/News/2012/05/2011-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=July 13, 2017 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-05-20 |title=Announcing the 2011 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2012/05/19/announcing-the-2011-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409111534/http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/05/announcing-the-2011-nebula-awards-winners |archive-date=April 9, 2015 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolbert |first=Jeremiah |date=2012-01-16 |title=SFWA Names Connie Willis Recipient of the 2011 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award |url=https://www.sfwa.org/2012/01/16/sfwa-names-connie-willis-recipient-of-the-2011-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211222355/https://www.sfwa.org/2012/01/16/sfwa-names-connie-willis-recipient-of-the-2011-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[2013 in literature|2013]]
|{{sortname|last=Wolfe|first=Gene}} (1931–2019)
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolbert |first=Jeremiah |date=2012-12-13 |title=2012 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Awarded to Gene Wolfe |url=https://www.sfwa.org/2012/12/13/2012-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-awarded-to-gene-wolfe/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206055628/https://www.sfwa.org/2012/12/13/2012-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-awarded-to-gene-wolfe/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Flood |first=Alison |date=2012-12-14 |title=Gene Wolfe wins grand master award for science fiction and fantasy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/14/gene-wolfe-grand-master-award |access-date=2012-12-14 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=2021-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308203732/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/14/gene-wolfe-grand-master-award |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-05-19 |title=2012 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2013/05/2012-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802171347/http://www.locusmag.com/News/2013/05/2012-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=August 2, 2017 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":20">{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-05-19 |title=Congratulations to the 2012 Nebula Award Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2013/05/18/nebula-winners-2012/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206104119/https://www.tor.com/2013/05/18/nebula-winners-2012/ |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
![[2014 in literature|2014]]
|{{sortname|last=Delany|first=Samuel R.}} (1942–)
|<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-05-18 |title=2013 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2014/05/2013-nebula-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210030209/https://locusmag.com/2014/05/2013-nebula-award-winners/ |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":27">{{Cite web |last= |date=2014-05-17 |title=Congratulations to the 2013 Nebula Award Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2014/05/17/nebula-award-winners-2013/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525043452/https://www.tor.com/2014/05/17/nebula-award-winners-2013/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
![[2015 in literature|2015]]
|{{sortname|last=Niven|first=Larry}} (1938–)
|<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-06-07 |title=2014 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2015/06/2014-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210060045/https://locusmag.com/2015/06/2014-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
![[2016 in literature|2016]]
|{{sortname|last=Cherryh|first=C. J.}} (1942–)
|<ref name="sfwa2016">{{cite web |date=February 17, 2016 |title=C.J. Cherryh Named SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master |url=http://www.sfwa.org/2016/02/35732/ |access-date=February 18, 2016 |website=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] |publisher= |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121173838/http://www.sfwa.org/2016/02/35732/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":28">{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-05-14 |title=Announcing the 2015 Nebula Award Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2016/05/14/announcing-the-2015-nebula-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120053044/https://www.tor.com/2016/05/14/announcing-the-2015-nebula-award-winners/ |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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![[2017 in literature|2017]]
|{{sortname|last=Yolen|first=Jane}} (1939–)
|<ref name="sfwa2017">{{cite web |date=November 29, 2016 |title=SFWA Announces Newest Damon Knight Grand Master – Jane Yolen |url=http://www.sfwa.org/2016/11/sfwa-announces-newest-damon-knight-grand-master-jane-yolen/ |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] |publisher= |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116205151/http://www.sfwa.org/2016/11/sfwa-announces-newest-damon-knight-grand-master-jane-yolen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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![[2018 in literature|2018]]
|{{sortname|last=Beagle|first=Peter S.}} (1939–)
|<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-05-20 |title=2017 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2018/05/2017-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207204828/http://locusmag.com/2018/05/2017-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-05-20 |title=Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Winners! |url=https://www.tor.com/2018/05/19/announcing-the-2017-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819171942/https://www.tor.com/2018/05/19/announcing-the-2017-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="sfwa2018">{{cite web |date=January 23, 2018 |title=SFWA Announces Newest Grand Master – Peter S. Beagle |url=http://www.sfwa.org/2018/01/sfwa-announces-newest-grand-master-peter-s-beagle/ |access-date=January 23, 2018 |website=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] |publisher= |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121092657/http://www.sfwa.org/2018/01/sfwa-announces-newest-grand-master-peter-s-beagle/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="locus2018">{{cite web |date=2018-01-23 |title=Beagle Named SFWA Grand Master |url=http://locusmag.com/2018/01/beagle-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |access-date=January 23, 2018 |website=[[Locus Magazine]] |publisher= |archive-date=2019-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012004158/http://locusmag.com/2018/01/beagle-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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![[2019 in literature|2019]]
|{{sortname|last=Gibson|first=William}} (1948–)
|<ref name="locus2019">{{cite web |date=2019-01-18 |title=Gibson Named SFWA Grand Master |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/01/gibson-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |access-date=January 8, 2019 |website=[[Locus Magazine]] |publisher= |archive-date=2019-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206233255/https://locusmag.com/2019/01/gibson-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-05-19 |title=2018 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/05/2018-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728185547/https://locusmag.com/2019/05/2018-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":29">{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-05-19 |title=Announcing the 2018 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://www.tor.com/2019/05/19/announcing-the-2018-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816070928/https://www.tor.com/2019/05/19/announcing-the-2018-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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![[2020 in literature|2020]]
|{{sortname|last=Bujold|first=Lois McMaster}} (1949–)
|<ref name="locus2020">{{cite web |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Bujold Named SFWA Grand Master |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/12/bujold-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |access-date=December 9, 2019 |publisher=Locus Magazine |archive-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210012641/https://locusmag.com/2019/12/bujold-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[2021 in literature|2021]]
|{{sortname|last=Hopkinson|first=Nalo}} (1960–)
|<ref name="Tor">{{cite web |date=2020-12-01 |title=SFWA Names Nalo Hopkinson as the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master |url=https://www.tor.com/2020/12/01/sfwa-names-nalo-hopkinson-as-the-37th-damon-knight-grand-master/ |access-date=2020-12-01 |website=[[Tor.com]] |publisher= |archive-date=2020-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201210137/https://www.tor.com/2020/12/01/sfwa-names-nalo-hopkinson-as-the-37th-damon-knight-grand-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":30">{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-06-06 |title=2020 Nebula Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2020-nebula-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105003232/https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2020-nebula-awards-winners/ |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=[[Locus Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
![[2022 in literature|2022]]
|{{sortname|last=Lackey|first=Mercedes}} (1950–)
|<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Mercedes Lackey Named the 38th SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master |url=https://nebulas.sfwa.org/mercedes-lackey-named-the-38th-sfwa-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master/ |access-date=2021-11-04 |website=[[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] |archive-date=2021-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104220339/https://nebulas.sfwa.org/mercedes-lackey-named-the-38th-sfwa-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-11-05 |title=Lackey Named SFWA Grand Master |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/11/lackey-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |access-date=2021-11-05 |website=[[Locus Online]] |archive-date=2021-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105174500/https://locusmag.com/2021/11/lackey-named-sfwa-grand-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[2023 in literature|2023]]
|{{sortname|last=McKinley|first=Robin}} (1952–)
|<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-11-28 |title=SFWA Names Robin McKinley Its 39th Grand Master! |url=https://www.sfwa.org/2022/11/28/robin-mckinley-39th-sfwa-grand-master/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America |archive-date=2022-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128170648/https://www.sfwa.org/2022/11/28/robin-mckinley-39th-sfwa-grand-master/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[2024 in literature|2024]]
|[[Susan Cooper]] (1935–)
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=Cooper Named Grand Master |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/02/cooper-named-grand-master/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=KathrynBaker |date=2024-02-07 |title=SFWA Names Susan Cooper as the 40th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master |url=https://www.sfwa.org/2024/02/07/sfwa-names-susan-cooper-as-the-40th-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=SFWA |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}


==Infinity Award==
{{div col|colwidth=21em}}
* '''1975''' [[Robert A. Heinlein]] (1907–1988)
* '''1976''' [[Jack Williamson]] (1908–2006)
* '''1977''' [[Clifford D. Simak]] (1904–1988)
* 1978 —
* '''1979''' [[L. Sprague de Camp]] (1907–2000)
* 1980 —
* '''1981''' [[Fritz Leiber]] (1910–1992)
* 1982 —
* 1983 —
* '''1984''' [[Andre Norton]] (1912–2005)
* 1985 —
* '''1986''' [[Arthur C. Clarke]] (1917–2008)
* '''1987''' [[Isaac Asimov]] (1920–1992)
* '''1988''' [[Alfred Bester (author)|Alfred Bester]] (1913–1987)
* '''1989''' [[Ray Bradbury]] (1920–2012)
* 1990 —
* '''1991''' [[Lester del Rey]] (1915–1993)
* 1992 —
* '''1993''' [[Frederik Pohl]] (1919–2013)
* 1994 —
* '''1995''' [[Damon Knight]] (1922–2002)
* '''1996''' [[A. E. van Vogt]] (1912–2000)
* '''1997''' [[Jack Vance]] (1916–2013)
* '''1998''' [[Poul Anderson]] (1926–2001)
* '''1999''' [[Hal Clement]] (1922–2003)
* '''2000''' [[Brian W. Aldiss]] (1925–2017)
* '''2001''' [[Philip José Farmer]] (1918–2009)
* 2002 —
* '''2003''' [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] (1929–2018)
* '''2004''' [[Robert Silverberg]] (1935–)
* '''2005''' [[Anne McCaffrey]] (1926–2011)
* '''2006''' [[Harlan Ellison]] (1934–2018)<ref>{{cite web|work=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. |url=http://www.sfwa.org/news/2006/06nebwin.htm |title=2005 Nebula Award winners |date=May 6, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705121607/http://sfwa.org/news/2006/06nebwin.htm |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref>
* '''2007''' [[James E. Gunn (writer)|James Gunn]] (1923–2020)
* '''2008''' [[Michael Moorcock]] (1939–)<ref name="dmn1">{{cite news|work=Dallas Morning News |first=Edward |last=Nawotka |date=April 24, 2008 |url=http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/books/stories/DN-scifi_0424gl.ART.State.Edition1.46cfb13.html |title=Nebula Awards puts Austin and Texas writers at center of science fiction world |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429094458/http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/books/stories/DN-scifi_0424gl.ART.State.Edition1.46cfb13.html |archive-date=April 29, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. |title=Michael Moorcock named SFWA Grand Master |url=http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/grandmaster.htm |date=February 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402100657/http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/grandmaster.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2008 }}</ref>
* '''2009''' [[Harry Harrison (writer)|Harry Harrison]] (1925–2012)<ref>{{cite web | title = Nebula Awards 2009 | publisher = Cover It Live | date = April 25, 2009 | url = http://www.coveritlive.com/index.php?option=com_altcaster&task=siteviewaltcast&altcast_code=21d947440a | access-date =2009-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = SWFA live | publisher = Twitter | date = 2009-04-25 | url = https://twitter.com/sfwa | access-date =2009-04-25 }} {{page needed |date=April 2013}}</ref>
* '''2010''' [[Joe Haldeman]] (1943–)<ref name=sfwa2009/>
* 2011 —
* '''2012''' [[Connie Willis]] (1945–)<ref name=sfwa2011/>
* '''2013''' [[Gene Wolfe]] (1931–2019)<ref name=sfwa2012/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/14/gene-wolfe-grand-master-award |title=Gene Wolfe wins grand master award for science fiction and fantasy |work=[[The Guardian]] |author=Alison Flood |date=December 14, 2012 |access-date=2012-12-14}}</ref>
* '''2014''' [[Samuel Delany]] (1942–)<ref name=sfwa2013/>
* '''2015''' [[Larry Niven]] (1938–)<ref name=sfwa2015/>
* '''2016''' [[C._J._Cherryh|C.J. Cherryh]] (1942–)<ref name=sfwa2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfwa.org/2016/02/35732/ |title=C.J. Cherryh Named SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master |publisher=SFWA |date=February 17, 2016 |access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
* '''2017''' [[Jane Yolen]] (1939–)<ref name=sfwa2017>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfwa.org/2016/11/sfwa-announces-newest-damon-knight-grand-master-jane-yolen/ |title=SFWA Announces Newest Damon Knight Grand Master – Jane Yolen |publisher=SFWA |date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>
* '''2018''' [[Peter S. Beagle]] (1939–)<ref name=sfwa2018>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfwa.org/2018/01/sfwa-announces-newest-grand-master-peter-s-beagle/ |title=SFWA Announces Newest Grand Master – Peter S. Beagle |publisher=SFWA |date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name=locus2018>{{cite web|url=http://locusmag.com/2018/01/beagle-named-sfwa-grand-master/|title=Beagle Named SFWA Grand Master|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref>
* '''2019''' [[William Gibson]] (1948–)<ref name=locus2019>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/01/gibson-named-sfwa-grand-master/|title=Gibson Named SFWA Grand Master|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=January 8, 2019 |access-date=January 8, 2019}}</ref>
* '''2020''' [[Lois McMaster Bujold]] (1949–)<ref name=locus2020>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/12/bujold-named-sfwa-grand-master/|title=Bujold Named SFWA Grand Master|publisher=Locus Magazine|date=December 9, 2019 |access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
* '''2021''' [[Nalo Hopkinson]] (1960–)<ref name=Tor>{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2020/12/01/sfwa-names-nalo-hopkinson-as-the-37th-damon-knight-grand-master/|title=SFWA Names Nalo Hopkinson as the 37th Damon Knight Grand Master|publisher=Tor Books|date=December 1, 2020 |access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref>
* '''2022''' [[Mercedes Lackey]] (1950–)<ref>{{cite web | title=Mercedes Lackey Named the 38th SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master | website=The Nebula Awards | date=November 4, 2021 | url=https://nebulas.sfwa.org/mercedes-lackey-named-the-38th-sfwa-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master/ | access-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Lackey Named SFWA Grand Master | website=Locus Online | date=November 5, 2021 | url=https://locusmag.com/2021/11/lackey-named-sfwa-grand-master/ | access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
{{div col end}}


In 2023, SFWA announced the creation of the Infinity Award, which posthumously honors creators who died before they could be considered for the Grand Master Award. SFWA President [[Jeffe Kennedy]] said, "Over the years, so many creators have been passed over for the Grand Master nod, for one reason or another. Some died tragically early. Others were not recognized for their work during their lifetimes because of cultural prejudices and blind spots."<ref name="InfinityAward"/>
==Recognition==

In 1989, the anthology [[Grand Masters' Choice]] was published, edited by Andre Norton and Ingrid Zierhut. Later three more anthologies honoring recipients of the Grand Master Award and collecting some of their short works have been published: ''[[The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1]]'' (1999), ''[[The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2]]'' (2000), and ''[[The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3]]'' (2001), all edited by [[Frederik Pohl]]. Collectively, they honor the first fifteen recipients of the award.
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|{{sortname|last=Butler|first=Octavia E.}} (1947–2006)
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|{{sortname|last=Lee|first=Tanith}} (1947–2015)
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==Anthologies==
In 1989, the anthology ''[[Grand Masters' Choice]]'' was published, edited by [[Andre Norton]] and Ingrid Zierhut. Three more anthologies honoring recipients of the Grand Master Award and collecting some of their short works have been published: ''[[The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1]]'' (1999), ''[[The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2]]'' (2000), and ''[[The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3]]'' (2001), all edited by [[Frederik Pohl]]. Collectively, they honor the first fifteen recipients of the award.


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Portal|Science fiction }}
* The [[Gandalf Award|Gandalf Grand Master Award]] for life achievement in fantasy writing was awarded annually by the [[World Science Fiction Society]] from 1974 to 1981.
* The [[Gandalf Award|Gandalf Grand Master Award]] for life achievement in fantasy writing, awarded annually by the [[World Science Fiction Society]] (1974 to 1981)
* [[World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement]]
* [[World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement]]


==References==
==References==

{{reflist |25em |refs=
{{reflist |25em |refs=
<ref name=SFAwards>
[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/GrandMaster.html "SFWA Grand Master Award"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805165759/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/GrandMaster.html |date=2011-08-05 }}. ''The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Awards''. [[Locus Publications]]. Retrieved 2013-04-01.</ref>
<ref name="SFAwards-emeritus">
<ref name="SFAwards-emeritus">
[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Sfwa.html "Other SFWA Awards"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016210647/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Sfwa.html |date=October 16, 2011 }}. ''The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Awards''. Locus Publications. Retrieved 2013-04-01.</ref>
[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Sfwa.html "Other SFWA Awards"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016210647/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Sfwa.html |date=October 16, 2011 }}. ''The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Awards''. Locus Publications. Retrieved 2013-04-01.</ref>
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<ref name="SFWA-emeritus">
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130409202707/http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/nebula-weekend/events-program/author-emeritus/ "SFWA Author Emeritus"]. SFWA. Archived 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-12-06.</ref>
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130409202707/http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/nebula-weekend/events-program/author-emeritus/ "SFWA Author Emeritus"]. SFWA. Archived 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-12-06.</ref>
<ref name="InfinityAward24">[https://www.sfwa.org/2024/03/12/tanith-lee-announced-as-2024-sfwa-infinity-award-recipient/ "Tanith Lee Announced as 2024 SFWA Infinity Award Recipient."] SFWA. March 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.</ref>
<ref name="SFWA-emeritus-dead">
}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130409202707/http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/nebula-weekend/events-program/author-emeritus/ "SFWA Author Emeritus" (unavailable)]. SFWA. Archived 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-12-06.</ref>


==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
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* [http://www.sfwa.org/2009/12/joe-haldeman-named-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master/ "Joe Haldeman named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124195707/http://www.sfwa.org/2009/12/joe-haldeman-named-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master/ |date=2018-01-24 }}. SFWA. December 15, 2009. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
<ref name=sfwa2009>
[http://www.sfwa.org/2009/12/joe-haldeman-named-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master/ "Joe Haldeman named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master"]. SFWA. December 15, 2009. Retrieved 2013-12-06.</ref>
* [http://www.sfwa.org/2012/01/sfwa-names-connie-willis-recipient-of-the-2011-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award/ "SFWA names Connie Willis recipient of the 2011 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212140123/http://www.sfwa.org/2012/01/sfwa-names-connie-willis-recipient-of-the-2011-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award/ |date=2013-12-12 }}. SFWA. January 16, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
* [http://www.sfwa.org/2012/12/2012-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-awarded-to-gene-wolfe/ 2012 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master awarded to Gene Wolfe"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212140126/http://www.sfwa.org/2012/12/2012-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-awarded-to-gene-wolfe/ |date=2013-12-12 }}. SFWA. December 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
<ref name=sfwa2011>
[http://www.sfwa.org/2012/01/sfwa-names-connie-willis-recipient-of-the-2011-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award/ "SFWA names Connie Willis recipient of the 2011 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award"]. SFWA. January 16, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-06.</ref>
* [http://www.sfwa.org/2013/12/32160/ "2013 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: Samuel R. Delany"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205163514/http://www.sfwa.org/2013/12/32160/ |date=2013-12-05 }}. SFWA. December 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
* [http://www.sfwa.org/2015/03/sfwa-names-recipients-of-the-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award-and-the-kevin-odonnell-jr-service-to-sfwa-awards/ "2015 Larry Niven Named SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416101904/http://www.sfwa.org/2015/03/sfwa-names-recipients-of-the-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award-and-the-kevin-odonnell-jr-service-to-sfwa-awards/ |date=2015-04-16 }}. SFWA. March 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
<ref name=sfwa2012>
{{refend}}
[http://www.sfwa.org/2012/12/2012-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-awarded-to-gene-wolfe/ 2012 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master awarded to Gene Wolfe"]. SFWA. December 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-06.</ref>
<ref name=sfwa2013>
[http://www.sfwa.org/2013/12/32160/ "2013 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: Samuel R. Delany"]. SFWA. December 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-06.</ref>
<ref name=sfwa2015>
[http://www.sfwa.org/2015/03/sfwa-names-recipients-of-the-damon-knight-memorial-grand-master-award-and-the-kevin-odonnell-jr-service-to-sfwa-awards/ "2015 Larry Niven Named SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master"]. SFWA. March 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref>

}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sfwa_grand_master_award "SFWA Grand Master Award"] in ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]''
* [http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sfwa_grand_master_award "SFWA Grand Master Award"] in ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]''
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/28040896@N06/2620147419 Michael Moorcock at 2008 Nebula Award Ceremony] (flickr)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/28040896@N06/2620147419 Michael Moorcock at 2008 Nebula Award Ceremony] (flickr)
* [http://twitpic.com/40rrq Harry Harrison and Robert Silverberg at 2009 Nebula award ceremony] (twitpic)
* [https://archive.today/20130205025407/http://twitpic.com/40rrq Harry Harrison and Robert Silverberg at 2009 Nebula award ceremony] (twitpic)


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Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
Awarded forExcellence in science fiction and fantasy writing, literary achievements
CountryUnited States
Presented byScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
First awarded1974
Websitesfwa.org

The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is a lifetime honor presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to a living writer of fantasy or science fiction. It was first awarded in 1975, to Robert Heinlein. In 2002, it was renamed after Damon Knight, the founder of SFWA, who had died that year.[1]

The presentation is made at the annual SFWA Nebula Awards banquet, commonly during May, but it is not one of the Nebulas, which recognize the preceding calendar year's works and are selected by vote of all Association members. SFWA officers and past presidents alone submit Grand Master nominations and the final selection must be approved by a majority of that group.[2] The recipient is announced in advance, commonly during the preceding calendar year.

From 1995 to 2010, SFWA also gave some writers the title of Author Emeritus. In 2023, SFWA announced the creation of the Infinity Award, which posthumously honors creators who died before they could be considered for the Grand Master Award. The first recipient of the Infinity Award was Octavia E. Butler.[3]

History

[edit]

The first Grand Master, Robert Heinlein, was named in 1975. The Grand Master Award was originally limited to six recipients per decade;[4] six were presented in the ten years to 1984 and twelve in the twenty years to 1994. From 1995, the award has been conferred annually, with the exception of 2002 and 2011.[2] Andre Norton was the first woman to receive the award, in 1984. As of 2024, Nalo Hopkinson is the youngest person to have received the award; she was aged 59.

From 1995 to 2010, SFWA also awarded the title of Author Emeritus "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." Recipients were invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet.[5] Fourteen honorees were named in the sixteen years the award was given.[5] As of 2024, there has been no overlap between Grand Masters and Authors Emeritus. The award's status as a consolation prize was a matter of controversy.[6]

Grand Masters

[edit]

As of 2024, 40 Grand Masters have been created. The list below shows the year of the award ceremonies for each respective recipient. Awards are announced in advance of the ceremony, sometimes in the preceding year.[1]

Year Recipient Ref.
1975 Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988)
1976 Jack Williamson (1908–2006)
1977 Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988)
1978 —
1979 L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000)
1980 —
1981 Fritz Leiber (1910–1992)
1982 —
1983 —
1984 Andre Norton (1912–2005)
1985 —
1986 Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008)
1987 Isaac Asimov (1920–1992)
1988 Alfred Bester (1913–1987)
1989 Ray Bradbury (1920–2012)
1990 —
1991 Lester del Rey (1915–1993)
1992 —
1993 Frederik Pohl (1919–2013)
1994 —
1995 Damon Knight (1922–2002)
1996 A. E. van Vogt (1912–2000)
1997 Jack Vance (1916–2013)
1998 Poul Anderson (1926–2001)
1999 Hal Clement (1922–2003)
2000 Brian W. Aldiss (1925–2017)
2001 Philip José Farmer (1918–2009)
2002 —
2003 Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018)
2004 Robert Silverberg (1935–)
2005 Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011)
2006 Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) [7]
2007 James Gunn (1923–2020)
2008 Michael Moorcock (1939–) [8][9]
2009 Harry Harrison (1925–2012) [10][11]
2010 Joe Haldeman (1943–) [12][13][14]
2011 —
2012 Connie Willis (1945–) [15][16][17]
2013 Gene Wolfe (1931–2019) [18][19][20][21]
2014 Samuel R. Delany (1942–) [22][23]
2015 Larry Niven (1938–) [24]
2016 C. J. Cherryh (1942–) [25][26]
2017 Jane Yolen (1939–) [27]
2018 Peter S. Beagle (1939–) [28][29][30][31]
2019 William Gibson (1948–) [32][33][34]
2020 Lois McMaster Bujold (1949–) [35]
2021 Nalo Hopkinson (1960–) [36][37]
2022 Mercedes Lackey (1950–) [38][39]
2023 Robin McKinley (1952–) [40]
2024 Susan Cooper (1935–) [41][42]

Infinity Award

[edit]

In 2023, SFWA announced the creation of the Infinity Award, which posthumously honors creators who died before they could be considered for the Grand Master Award. SFWA President Jeffe Kennedy said, "Over the years, so many creators have been passed over for the Grand Master nod, for one reason or another. Some died tragically early. Others were not recognized for their work during their lifetimes because of cultural prejudices and blind spots."[3]

Year Recipient Ref.
2023 Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) [3]
2024 Tanith Lee (1947–2015) [43]

Anthologies

[edit]

In 1989, the anthology Grand Masters' Choice was published, edited by Andre Norton and Ingrid Zierhut. Three more anthologies honoring recipients of the Grand Master Award and collecting some of their short works have been published: The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1 (1999), The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 (2000), and The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 (2001), all edited by Frederik Pohl. Collectively, they honor the first fifteen recipients of the award.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "SFWA Grand Master Award". sfadb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ a b "Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master" Archived 2013-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  3. ^ a b c "The Inaugural Infinity Award Honoree: Octavia E. Butler," Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), April 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Harlan Ellison (1994), Harlan Ellison's Watching 36, archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2017-08-24
  5. ^ a b "SFWA Author Emeritus". SFWA. Archived 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  6. ^ "Other SFWA Awards" Archived October 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Awards. Locus Publications. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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