Stephen Baxter

(1957 --)

A British Hard SF writer with a PhD in Engineering. His first published story -- from his important Xeelee Sequence -- was in Interzone in 1987. His books tend to be hard sf. Besides the large amount of short and novel-length SF on his own, he has collaborated with Arthur C. Clarke and Terry Pratchett. Since 2009 he has been a judge for the Sidewise Award.

• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1993 -- Novacon 23
• 1995 -- BSFA Award for Best Novel, Sidewise Award for Best Short Form
• 1996 -- Picocon 13, Philip K. Dick Award, Sidewise Award for Best Long Form, 1996 Best Novel Hugo nomination
• 1997 -- BSFA Award Short Fiction
• 1998 -- SF Chronicle Award for Best Novelette, 1998 Best Novelette Hugo nomination
• 1999 -- SECCON, ArmadaCon 1999, Philip K. Dick Award
• 2000 -- Finncon 2000, Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette
• 2001 -- 2001: A Celebration of British Science Fiction, BSFA Award for Non-Fiction, 2001 Best Short Story Hugo and 2001 Best Novelette Hugo nominations
• 2002 -- 2002 Best Short Story Hugo nomination
• 2004 -- Boskone 41, BSFA Award for Short Fiction
• 2007 -- Eurocon 2007
• 2008 -- Swancon 2008, 2008 Best Short Story Hugo nomination
• 2012 -- Norwescon XXXV

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