Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany has won numerous awards, including two Hugo Awards, a Pilgrim Award for Excellence from the Science Fiction Research Association, the James Whitehead Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement for Gay and Lesbian Literature, and several Nebula Awards from the Science Fiction Writers of America. His most recent award, the Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrates and recognizes the impact that Delany and his works have had on the LGBTQ+ community during his career. One of the most accomplished science fiction writers of his time, Samuel R. Delany is an acclaimed novelist and critic, best known for his books, The Einstein Intersection, Dhalgren, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand and, The Star Pits.