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Neil Gaiman

English writer (born 1960) · United Kingdom · Writers

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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays.

A life in dates

2021“There are things that upset us. That’s not quite what we’re talking about here, though.”In their wordsJanuary 2021Introduction, Section 1, Little Triggers (pp. xi-xii)

“What we read as adults should be read, I think, with no warnings or alerts beyond, perhaps: enter at your own risk.”In their wordsJanuary 2021Introduction, Section 1, Little Triggers (pp. xii-xiii)

“I grew up loving and respecting short stories. They seemed to me to be the purest and most perfect things people could make: not a word wasted, in the best of them.”In their wordsJanuary 2021Introduction, Section 3, The Luck of the Draw (p. xv)

“He was demonstrating to the world the writing was a craft, that it was not an act of magic.”In their wordsJanuary 2021Introduction to A Calendar of Tales (p. xxiv)

“Writers live in houses other people built.”In their wordsJanuary 2021Introduction to An Invocation of Incuriosity (p. xxxii)

“I am not scared of bad people, of wicked evildoers, of monsters and creatures of the night. The people who scare me are the ones who are certain of their own rightness.”In their wordsJanuary 2021Introduction to Observing the Formalities (pp. xxxvi-xxxvii)

Will Eisner Hall of FameAward2017Audie Award for Narration by the Author or AuthorsAward2015Geffen AwardAward2012Locus Award for Best Short StoryAward2011Locus Award for Best NoveletteAward2010Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short StoryAward2009Newbery MedalAward2008Locus Award for Best NoveletteAward2007Locus Award for Best CollectionAward2006Locus Award for Best Short StoryAward2005Locus Award for Best Short StoryAward2004Locus Award for Best NoveletteAward2003Bob Morane award for best foreign novelAwardLocus Award for Best Short StoryAward1960Born10 November 1960

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  1. There are things that upset us. That’s not quite what we’re talking about here, though.

    Jan 2021, Introduction, Section 1, Little Triggers (pp. xi-xii), Own words

  2. We are mature, we decide what we read or do not read.

    Jan 2021, Introduction, Section 1, Little Triggers (p. xii), Own words

  3. What we read as adults should be read, I think, with no warnings or alerts beyond, perhaps: enter at your own risk.

    Jan 2021, Introduction, Section 1, Little Triggers (pp. xii-xiii), Own words

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Awards

Will Eisner Hall of Fame2021
Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel2019
Bob Morane award for best short story2019
Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors2017
Locus Award for Best Collection2016
Locus Award for Best Novelette2016
Geffen Award2015
Locus Award for Best Novelette2014
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2014
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form2012
Locus Award for Best Short Story2012
Locus Award for Best Novelette2011
Locus Award for Best Short Story2011
Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors2010
Locus Award for Best Short Story2010
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story2010
Carnegie Medal2010
Shirley Jackson Award2010
Hugo Award for Best Novel2009
Newbery Medal2009
Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2009
Locus Award for Best Novelette2008
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form2008
Locus Award for Best Collection2007
Locus Award for Best Short Story2007
British Fantasy Award for Best Collection2007
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2006
Locus Award for Best Short Story2006
August Derleth Award2006
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2006
Locus Award for Best Short Story2005
Locus Award for Best Novelette2004
Locus Award for Best Short Story2004
Nebula Award for Best Novella2004
Hugo Award for Best Short Story2004
Locus Award for Best Short Story2003
Nebula Award for Best Novel2003
Hugo Award for Best Novella2003
Bob Morane award for best foreign novel2003
BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction2003

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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989-1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). He co-created the TV adaptations of Good Omens and The Sandman.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1960 · age 65

In common with Neil

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