John Scalzi
Author
Bradford, OH
Biography:
John Scalzi debuted in 2005 with Old Man's War, which was nominated for the Hugo Award and won him the Campbell/Astounding Award for Best New Writer. In the time since, Scalzi has published 16 other novels, including his most recent, the New York Times best seller The Kaiju Preservation Society. Scalzi won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2013 for Redshirts, and has won several other notable awards including the Locus Award, the Dragon Award, and the Seiun Award. In 2016 he was presented with the Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio.
In addition to fiction, Scalzi has written numerous nonfiction books on the subjects of astronomy, science-fiction film, writing, and humor. From 2010 to 2013, he was president of SFWA, the genre's preeminent organization for authors and writers. He has written several episodes of the Emmy-winning Netflix animated series Love Death + Robots, and was the Creative Consultant for the Stargate: Universe television series. His novel Old Man's War is currently in development for a feature film. Scalzi lives in Ohio with his family.
Convention Guest Appearances
- JoCo Cruise 2024 - March 9-16, 2024 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Boskone 2024 - February 9-11, 2024 in Boston, MA
- New York Comic Con 2023 - October 12-15, 2023 in New York, NY
- ConGregate 2023 - July 14-16, 2023 in Winston-Salem, NC
- Soonercon 2023 - June 30 - July 2, 2023 in Norman, OK
- Balticon 2023 - May 26-29, 2023 in Baltimore, MD
- JoCo Cruise 2023 - March 5-12, 2023 in Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Arisia 2016 - January 15-18, 2016 in Boston, MA
- Chicon 7 / Worldcon 2012 - August 30 - September 3, 2012 in Chicago, IL
- Boskone 2012 - February 17-19, 2012 in Boston, MA