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Anne McCaffreyAmerican science fiction writer
Date of Birth: 01.04.1926
Country:  USA |
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Early Life and Education
Anne McCaffrey was born on April 1, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She attended Stuart Hall in Staunton, Virginia, Montclair High School in New Jersey, and Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she graduated with honors in Slavic languages and literature in 1947. She also studied meteorology at University College Dublin.
Career
McCaffrey began her professional writing career in 1954. Her first published story, "Freedom of the Race," appeared in 1953. She worked as a designer and clerk in a music store, and professionally pursued music, singing opera and conducting an orchestra.
She became the first woman to receive both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Her debut novel, "Restoree," was published in 1967. She gained recognition for the "Ship Who Sang" series, which featured a female cyborg whose brain controlled a starship.
Pern Cycle
McCaffrey's renowned Pern Cycle began with the short story "Weyr Search" in 1968, which won the Hugo Award for Best Novella. The series spanned three decades and became a fan favorite.
Awards and Honors
In 2005, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named McCaffrey the 22nd Nebula Grand Master. She was also inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2006.
Later Life
McCaffrey emigrated to Ireland in 1970. She currently resides in County Wicklow, Ireland, in a home of her own design, which she calls "Dragonhold-Underhill."
