Lois McMaster Bujold

American novelist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77

Lois McMaster Bujold is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record.

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2020Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master AwardAward2018Hugo Award for Best SeriesAward2017Hugo Award for Best SeriesAward2011Edward E. Smith Memorial AwardAward2005Nebula Award for Best NovelAward2004Hugo Award for Best NovelAwardLocus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward1995Hugo Award for Best NovelAwardLocus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward1992Hugo Award for Best NovelAwardLocus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward1990Hugo Award for Best NovellaAwardNebula Award for Best NovellaAward1989Nebula Award for Best NovelAward1949Born2 November 1949

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Bujold at Finncon 2012 in Tampere

Lois McMaster Bujold in 1996. Photo by David Dyer-Bennet

Awards

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award2020

Hugo Award for Best Series2018

Hugo Award for Best Series2017

Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2014

Edward E. Smith Memorial Award2011

Nebula Award for Best Novel2005

Hugo Award for Best Novel2004

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2004

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2002

Hugo Award for Best Novel1995

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1995

Hugo Award for Best Novel1992

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1992

Hugo Award for Best Novel1991

Hugo Award for Best Novella1990

Nebula Award for Best Novella1990

Nebula Award for Best Novel1989

About this person

Bujold is best known for her Vorkosigan Saga, a series of science fiction novels featuring Miles Vorkosigan, a physically impaired interstellar spy and mercenary admiral from the planet Barrayar, set approximately 1000 years in the future. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her its 36th SFWA Grand Master in 2019.

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