Michael Bishop was an award-winning science fiction author known for “No Enemy But Time” and “The Quickening,” both of which won Nebula Awards.
- Died: November 13, 2023 (Who else died on November 13?)
- Details of death: Died in hospice at the age of 78.
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Michael Bishop’s legacy
Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Bishop spent much of his early life moving from place to place, thanks to his father’s military career. He earned his master’s from the University of Georgia, then taught English at the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado Springs and the University of Georgia. He published his first story in 1970, “Piñon Fall,” which appeared in the magazine Galaxy. Dozens more stories followed.
In 1981, Bishop landed his first major award when “The Quickening” won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette. The following year, he won a Nebula Award again, this time for Best Novel for “No Enemy But Time.” His work also garnered four Locus Awards: “The Samurai and the Willows” (1977), “Her Habiline Husband” (1983), “Light Years and Dark” (1984), and “Brittle Innings” (1994). He also won the 1979 Rhysling Award for his poem “For the Lady of a Physicist.”
In addition to those honors, Bishop was nominated for a Hugo Award eight times and received five World Fantasy Award nominations. He was writer-in-residence at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. Other notable works include the Hugo-nominated “Transfigurations,” “Who Made Stevie Crye?” “Philip K. Dick is Dead, Alas,” and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-winning “Unicorn Mountain.”
Tributes to Michael Bishop
Full obituary: Locus Magazine
