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Ken MacLeod

Scottish science fiction writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1954 · age 72

Kenneth Macrae MacLeod is a Scottish science fiction writer. His novels The Sky Road and The Night Sessions won the BSFA Award. MacLeod's novels have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Campbell Memorial awards for best novel on multiple occasions.

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2008BSFA Award for Best NovelAward2007BSFA Award for Best Short FictionAward1999BSFA Award for Best NovelAward1954Born2 August 1954

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BSFA Award for Best Novel2008
BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction2007
BSFA Award for Best Novel1999

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In 2024 MacLeod was one of the Guests of Honour at the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow.

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United Kingdom
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Born 1954 · age 72

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