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Jay Lake

Science fiction writer (1964-2014) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 49

Joseph Edward "Jay" Lake Jr. was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. In 2003 he was a quarterly first-place winner in the Writers of the Future contest. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction.

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Awards

Locus Award for Best Collection2015
Astounding Award for Best New Writer2004

About this person

He lived in Portland, Oregon, and worked as a product manager for a voice services company.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1964 to 2014 · aged 49

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