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Author Emeritus was an honorary title annually bestowed by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association upon a living writer "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writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to our field but who are no longer active or whose excellent work may no longer be as widely known as it once was". The Author Emeritus was invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet. [1]

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction describes the award as for "apparently, long-time sf writers not considered worthy of Grand Master eminence". The award was inaugurated in 1995 and conferred 14 times in the 16 years through 2010, with a final award being given in 2014. The award was termed "Author of Distinction" in 2004, and "Special Honoree" in 2014. The 2001 award was controversial as it went to a writer who was still active at the time. [2]

An anthology, Architects of Dreams: The SFWA Author Emeritus Anthology, was published in 2003, collecting works of the first five honorees. [3]

Honorees

Author Emeritus honorees
YearHonoreeRef.
1995 Emil Petaja (1915–2000)
1996 Wilson Tucker (1914–2006)
1997 Judith Merril (1923–1997)
1998 Nelson S. Bond (1908–2006)
1999 William Tenn (1920–2010)
2000 Daniel Keyes (1927–2014) [4]
2001 Robert Sheckley (1928–2005)
2002 –
2003 Katherine MacLean (1925–2019) [5]
2004 Charles L. Harness (1915–2005) as Author of Distinction [2]
2005 –
2006 William F. Nolan (1928–2021) [6] [7] [8]
2007 D. G. Compton (1930–2023)
2008 Ardath Mayhar (1930–2012) [9] [10]
2009 M. J. Engh (1933–2024) [11] [12]
2010 Neal Barrett, Jr. (1929–2014) [13] [14] [15]
2011 –
2012 –
2013 –
2014 Frank M. Robinson (1926-2014) as Special Honoree [2]

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