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Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story
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Dan Simmons
1948-04-04 – 2026-02-21
Life & Legacy
Daniel Joseph Simmons (April 4, 1948 – February 21, 2026) was an American science fiction and horror writer. He was the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons's genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He also wrote mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.
Occupation & Career
writer, novelist, science fiction writer, speculative fiction author, pedagogue
Education
Washington University in St. Louis; Wabash College
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story; Bob Morane award for best foreign novel; World Fantasy Award for Best Novel; Bram Stoker Award for Novel; August Derleth Award; Hugo Award for Best Novel; Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel; Tähtivaeltaja Award; Cosmos 2000 Award; Premio Gigamesh; World Horror Convention Grand Master Award; Ignotus Award for Best Novel; Locus Award for Best Novella; Locus Award for Best Horror Novel; Locus Award for Best Novelette; BSFA Award for Best Novel; World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction; Theodore Sturgeon Award; Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection; Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction; Song of Kali; Hyperion
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
August Derleth Award · Bob Morane award for best foreign novel · Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection · Bram Stoker Award for Novel · Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction · BSFA Award for Best Novel · Cosmos 2000 Award · Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story · Hugo Award for Best Novel · Ignotus Award for Best Novel · Locus Award for Best Horror Novel · Locus Award for Best Novelette · Locus Award for Best Novella · Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · Premio Gigamesh · Tähtivaeltaja Award · Theodore Sturgeon Award · World Fantasy Award for Best Novel · World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction · World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
Notable Work
Hyperion · Song of Kali
Education & Institutions
Wabash College · Washington University in St. Louis
Verified Legacy Record
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Bob Morane award for best foreign novel
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World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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Bram Stoker Award for Novel
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August Derleth Award
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Hugo Award for Best Novel
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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Tähtivaeltaja Award
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Cosmos 2000 Award
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Premio Gigamesh
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World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
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Ignotus Award for Best Novel
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Locus Award for Best Novella
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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel
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Locus Award for Best Novelette
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BSFA Award for Best Novel
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World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
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Theodore Sturgeon Award
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Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection
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Award
Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction
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Notable Work
Song of Kali
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Notable Work
Hyperion
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Sources & Provenance
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