From UCR
He's black, gay, an activist in the Sixties counterculture movement and a writer with a demonstrable talent for turning out science fiction featuring mavericks and outsiders who make startling discoveries about not only far-off worlds but themselves, too. He had a contemporary who would garner even more attention for his writing, his championing of progressive causes like civil rights and authors' protections and his disdain for strait-laced, backwards thinking authoritarians. Now, as part of one of the major science fiction and fantasy programs undertaken at a major university, authors Samuel R. Delaney (shown at left) and Harlan Ellison (shown at right) have been recognized for their lifetime achievements. Delaney has been hailed for both the excellence of his multiple sci-fi novels and his path-breaking efforts as an African-American pioneer in the field; Ellison already is one of the most honored and prolific sci-fi writers who trails only Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov as an anthologized author in his field. The two will be presented in February with their Eaton Award for lifetime achievement in sci-fi as part of the major conference, which also will present a student award for a new work and a scholarly symposium.
'Eaton' sci-fi honors for noted authors Samuel R. Delaney, Harlan Ellison
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