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Brian Stableford
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Stableford in 2016
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| Born | 25 July 1948 Shipley, Yorkshire |
| Died | 24 February 2024 (aged 75) Swansea, Wales |
| Pen name | Brian M. Stableford, Brian Craig |
| Occupation | Academic, critic and writer |
| Alma mater | University of York |
| Genre | Science fiction |
Brian Michael Stableford (25 July 1948 – 24 February 2024) was a British academic, critic and science fiction writer who published more than 70 novels and over a hundred volumes of translations. His earlier books were published under the name Brian M. Stableford, but later ones dropped the middle initial and appeared under the name Brian Stableford. He also used the pseudonym Brian Craig for some of his very early and late works. The pseudonym derives from the first names of himself and of a school friend from the 1960s, Craig A. Mackintosh, with whom he jointly published some very early work.
Biography
Born in Shipley, Yorkshire, Stableford graduated with a degree in biology from the University of York in 1969 before going on to do postgraduate research in biology and later in sociology. In 1979 he received a PhD with a doctoral thesis on The Sociology of Science Fiction.
Until 1988, he worked as a lecturer in sociology at the University of Reading. He was later a full-time writer and a part-time lecturer at several universities for classes concerning subjects such as creative writing. He was married twice, and had a son and a daughter by his first wife.
Brian Stableford died in Swansea, Wales, on 24 February 2024, at the age of 75.
Awards and honours
- 1985: Eaton Award for Scientific Romance in Britain: 1890–1950.
- 1995: Nominee for Hugo Award for Best Novella (for "Les Fleurs du Mal" from Asimov's, Oct 1994).
- 1999: Pilgrim Award.
- 2011: Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards, Special Award.
See also
In Spanish: Brian Stableford para niños
