In Memoriam
SFWA’s In Memoriam marks the loss of writers and other science fiction and fantasy creators by celebrating their literary legacies and their contributions to the publishing community. The person whose loss we are marking does not have to be a SFWA member. It is enough that they contributed to the world of SFF and leave behind people who wish to honor their life and work. Please contact publications@sfwa.org if you wish for us to add an entry for a recently lost creator to the list.
2025
2024
- George Zebrowski
- Barry N. Malzberg
- T. Jackson King
- Janet Morris
- M. J. Engh
- John Maddox Roberts
- Caitlin Thomas
- Travis Heermann
- Jubilee Cho
- James A. Moore
- Vernor Vinge
- Steve Miller
- Howard Waldrop
- Tom Purdom
2023
- David Drake
- Jim Hosek
- Michael Bishop
- Sherrie R. Cronin
- Michael F. Flynn
- Rekka Jay
- Nick Wood
- Rachel Pollack
- John Jakes
- John D. Teehan
- Suzy McKee Charnas
2022
- Marjorie Nelson Perisho
- David Sherman
- Harris
- Greg Bear
- Herbert W. Franke
- Eric Flint
- Patricia A. McKillip
- Bill Johnson
- Tom Dupree
- J. Brian Clarke
- Ron Goulart
- Dave Wolverton
- John Joseph Miller
2021
- Anne Rice
- Jim Fiscus
- L. Neil Smith
- Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
- William F. Nolan
- Don Sakers
- Marvin Kaye
- Jan Stirling
- Norton Juster
- Mary Elizabeth Sheridan
- Kathleen Ann Goonan
- Storm Constantine
2020
- James Gunn
- Phyllis Eisenstein
- Ben Bova
- Rachel Caine
- Debra Doyle
- Terry Goodkind
- H. Paul Honsinger
- Dean Ing
- Mike Resnick
2019
- John A. Pitts
- Katherine MacLean
- Melisa C. Michaels
- Brad Linaweaver
- Jack Cohen
- Gene Wolfe
- Russell L. Bates
- Vonda N. McIntyre
- Allan Cole
- Janet Asimov
- Betty Ballantine
- Carol Emshwiller
2018
2017
- Julian May
- Dr. Yoji Kondo (a.k.a Eric Kotani)
- ElizaBeth A. Gilligan (Lace)
- Kit Reed
- Jerry Pournelle
- Brian Wilson Aldiss OBE
- John Dalmas
- William B. Sanders
- Susan Casper
- Ed Bryant
2016
- Linn Prentis
- Richard Adams
- Sheri S. Tepper
- Merl “Bill” Baldwin, Jr.
- Gene Wilder
- Clarence Howard “Bud” Webster
- David G. Hartwell
2015
2014
- Rocky Wood
- Alan Lickiss
- Eugie Foster
- Bari Greenberg
- Frank M. Robinson
- Daniel Keyes
- Jay Lake
- Lucius Shepard
- Neal Barrett, Jr.
2013
- Tom Clancy
- A. C. Crispin
- Frederik Pohl
- Richard Matheson
- Parke Godwin
- Iain M. Banks
- Jack Vance
- andrew j. offutt
2012
- Kevin O’Donnell, Jr.
- Josepha Sherman
- Harry Harrison
- Jim Young
- K. D. Wentworth
- Mark Bourne
- Ardath Mayhar
