Spider Robinson

Since he began writing professionally in 1972, Spider Robinson has won three Hugos, a Nebula, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and many other awards. Twenty-five of his 33 books are still in print, in 10 languages. His short work has appeared in magazines from OMNI and Analog to Xhurnal Izobretatel i Rationalizer (Moscow), and in numerous anthologies. His most recent books are Very Bad Death and The Crazy Years. He was chosen by the Heinlein Prize Trust to write Variable Star, a novel based on a seven-page outline created in 1955 by First Grandmaster Robert A. Heinlein.

Spider was born in the Bronx, New York and holds a Bachelor Degree in English from the State University of New York. He was a book reviewer for Galaxy, Analog and New Destinies magazines for nearly a decade and his op-ed column “Future Tense” has appeared in The Globe and Mail since 1996. In 2001, he released “Belaboring the Obvious,” a CD featuring original music accompanied by guitar legend Amos Garrett.

Spider has been married for over 30 years to Jeanne Robinson, a Boston-born writer, choreographer, former dancer, and teacher of dance and the Alexander Technique. The Robinsons collaborated in the Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-winning Stardance Trilogy. They have lived for the last seven years on Bowen Island, British Columbia, where they raise and exhibit hopes.