Quick Facts About Orson Scott Card
- Born
- August 24, 1951
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Science Fiction Writer
- Notable works
- Ender's Game
- Known for
- Ender's Game hexalogy, Homecoming Saga, The Tales of Alvin Maker
About Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2026). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; he has provoked controversy and criticism for his public opposition to homosexuality.
Biography source:
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Awards & Honors
Mythopoeic Awards
Hugo Award for Best Novel
Nebula Award for Best Novel
Hugo Award for Best Novella
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Ditmar Award
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Hugo Award for Best Related Work
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Cosmos 2000 Award
Julia-Verlanger Award
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
Geffen Award
Margaret Edwards Award
Whitney Awards
Locus Award for Best Novelette
Locus Award for Best Short Story
Locus Award for Best Collection
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
