Alexis_A._Gilliland

Alexis A. Gilliland

Alexis A. Gilliland

American novelist

Alexis Arnaldus Gilliland (born August 10, 1931 in Bangor, Maine) is an American science fiction writer and cartoonist. He resides in Arlington, Virginia.

Gilliland won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1982, notably beating David Brin and Michael Swanwick for the honor. Gilliland also won four Hugo Awards for Best Fan Artist (1980, 1983, 1984, 1985),[1] the Rotsler Award (Lifetime Achievement in Fan Cartooning) in 2006, and the Tucker Award (for Excellence in Partying) in 1988.

He and his first wife Dolly (died 1991) hosted meetings of science fiction fans in his home approximately once a month from November 1967 until July 2006, and twice monthly since. In 1993 he married Lee Uba (née Elisabeth Swanson).[2]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Rosinante
  • The End of the Empire (1983)
  • Wizenbeak (a fantasy trilogy)
    • Wizenbeak (1986)
    • The Shadow Shaia (1990)
    • The Lord of the Troll-Bats (1992)

Short-stories

References

  1. [1]
    Hugo Award winners by year Archived January 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 October 2008.
  2. [2]
    Alexis Gilliland's personal Web site Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 16 November 2008.


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