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Ben Bova

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American writer (1932-2020)

United StatesWritersLived 1932 to 2020 · aged 88
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Benjamin William Bova was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, for which he won a Hugo Award six times, and an editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the...

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Bova's novella The Towers of Titan was the cover story in the January 1962 issue of Amazing Stories, illustrated by Ed Emshwiller.Bova's novella The Towers of Titan was the cover story in the January 1962 issue of Amazing Stories, illustrated by Ed Emshwiller.

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2007John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
1985Inkpot Award
1979Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
1977Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
1976Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
1975Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
1974Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
1973Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor

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About this person

Benjamin William Bova was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, for which he won a Hugo Award six times, and an editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America.

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United States
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2020 · aged 88
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25 languages

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