Anne McCaffrey
American-Irish novelist (1926-2011) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 85
Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American writer known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction and the first to win a Nebula Award.
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2011Died21 November 20112007Robert A. Heinlein AwardAward2006Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAward2005Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardAward2004Writers and Illustrators of the FutureAward1999Margaret Edwards AwardAward1980Balrog AwardsAwardEuroconAward1979Ditmar AwardAwardGandalf AwardAward1976Edward E. Smith Memorial AwardAward1969Nebula Award for Best NovellaAward1968Hugo Award for Best NovellaAward1926Born1 April 1926
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Her 1978 novel The White Dragon became one of the first science-fiction books to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list.
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United States
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Writers
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Deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2011 · aged 85
