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.
RIP: Mary Hunter Schaub, 1943-2009
RIP: Barbara Bova
RIP: Gene Van Troyer 1950-2009
RIP: Charles Brown, (1937-2009)
RIP: Paul O. Williams (1935-2009)
RIP: David Eddings (1931-2009)
RIP: J G Ballard (1930-2009)
The BBC reports that novelist, essayist and short-story writer James Graham (JG) Ballard died on Sunday morning, April 19, 2009 following several years of illness. He was 78. Ballard was a British citizen who was born in Shanghai, China and…
RIP: Lino Aldani (1926-2009)
RIP: Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008)
RIP: Barrington J. Bayley (1937-2008)
British New Wave author, Barrington John Bayley, passed away October 14, 2008 following a recent surgery for bowel cancer. He was 71. Bayley was born in Birmingham, England and lived in the UK. Although usually writing as Barrington J. Bayley…
RIP: Algis Budrys (1931-2008)
Algirdas Jonas Budrys, who wrote, reviewed and edited science fiction as Algis Budrys, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2008 following an extended illness. He was 77. He came to the United States from Lithuania at the age of 5…
RIP: Janet Kagan (1946-2008)
RIP: Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007)
RIP: Jamie Bishop (1971-2007)
Virginia Tech German Professor, photographer and multimedia artist, Christopher James Bishop died in the shooting rampage at the University on April 16, 2007. Bishop was in his second year of teaching at Virginia Tech. He had a BA and MA…