About Alexis A. Gilliland
Born 1931. Alexis A. Gilliland is an American novelist and science fiction writer.
Alexis Arnaldus Gilliland (born August 10, 1931, in Bangor, Maine) is an American science fiction writer and cartoonist. He resides in Arlington, Virginia.
Gilliland won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1982, notably beating David Brin and Michael Swanwick for the honor. Gilliland also won four Hugo Awards for Best Fan Artist (1980, 1983, 1984, 1985), the Rotsler Award (Lifetime Achievement in Fan Cartooning) in 2006, and the Tucker Award (for Excellence in Partying) in 1988.
He (together with his first wife Dolly until she died in 1991) hosted meetings of science fiction fans in his home approximately once a month from November 1967 until July 2006, and twice monthly after. In 1993 he married Lee Uba (née Elisabeth Swanson).
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