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Author Emeritus
SFWA® Author Emeritus
SFWA inaugurated the Author Emeritus program in 1995 as a way to recognize and appreciate senior writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to our field but who are no longer active or whose excellent work may no longer be as widely known as it once was.
Authors Emeriti receive Lifetime Active memberships in SFWA, and are invited to speak at the Nebula Awards® Weekend. This year’s Nebula Awards Weekend will not feature an Author Emeritus.
Fiction by Authors Emeriti is collected in the anthology Architects of Dreams: The SFWA Author Emeritus Anthology
2010 – Neal Barrett
2009 – M. J. Engh
2008 – Ardath Mayhar
2007 – D. G. Compton
2006 – William F. Nolan
2004 – Charles F. Harness
2003 – Katherine MacLean
2001 – Robert Sheckley
2000 – Daniel Keyes
1999 – William Tenn (Philip Klass)
1998 – Nelson Slade Bond
1997 – Judith Merril
1996 – Wilson “Bob” Tucker
1995 – Emil Petaja