Samuel R. Delany, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Samuel R. Delany

American author, professor and literary critic

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1942

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: writer, author, cartoonist, journalist, literary critic, novelist, essayist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Samuel R.
Delany (; born April 1, 1942), Chip Delany to his friends, is an African-American author and literary critic.
His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism and essays on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society. His fiction includes Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection (winners of the Nebula Award for 1966 and 1967 respectively), Nova, Dhalgren, the Return to Nevèrÿon series, and Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders.
His nonfiction includes Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, About Writing, and eight books of essays.
After winning four Nebula awards and two Hugo Awards over the course of his career, Delany was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2002.
From January 1975 until his retirement in May 2015, he was a professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Creative Writing at SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Albany, and Temple University in Philadelphia.
In 1997 he won the Kessler Award, and in 2010 he won the third J.
Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Fiction from the academic Eaton Science Fiction Conference at UCR Libraries.
The Science Fiction Writers of America named him its 30th SFWA Grand Master in 2013.