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James Gunn

Pseudonym of James E. Gunn

206 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
May 1953 4 Short Fiction Wherever You May Be Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1953
October 1953 44 Essay The Plot-Forms of Science Fiction (Part 1 of 2) Dynamic Science Fiction, October 1953
January 1954 37 Essay The Plot-Forms of Science Fiction (Part 2 of 2) Dynamic Science Fiction, January 1954
July 1954 52 Short Fiction A Monster Named Smith If, July 1954
November 1954 37 Essay The Plot-Forms of Science Fiction #2 Dynamic Science Fiction, No. 3
June 1959 150 Review Station in Space Astounding Science Fiction, June 1959
June 1961 126 Review The Joy Makers New Worlds Science Fiction, June 1961
August 1961 136 Review The Joy Makers Amazing Stories, August 1961
August 1961 168 Review The Joy Makers Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, August 1961
August 1963 91 Review The Immortals Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, August 1963
December 1963 127|127.2 Review The Joy Makers New Worlds Science Fiction, December 1963
July 1964 125 Review Future Imperfect Amazing Stories, July 1964
July 1970 5 Essay The Future of SFWA Public Relations The SFWA Bulletin, July 1970
August 1971 5 Essay From the President, July 15, 1971 (SFWA Bulleting, August 1971) The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, August 1971
September 1971 2 Essay From the President (The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, September 1971) The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, September 1971
November 1971 5 Essay From the President (The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, November 1971) The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, November 1971
January 1972 2 Essay From the President (SFWA Bulletin, January 1972) SFWA Bulletin, January 1972
January 1972 120 Short Fiction The Answer Galaxy Magazine, January-February 1972
March 1972 2 Essay From the President (SFWA Bulletin, March 1972) SFWA Bulletin, March 1972
May 1972 104 Short Fiction The Reply Galaxy Magazine, May-June 1972
July 1972 4 Essay From the President (SFWA Bulletin, July 1972) SFWA Bulletin, July 1972
July 1972 22 Essay The New Readers of Science Fiction SFWA Bulletin, July 1972
July 1973 69 Review The Listeners The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1973
September 1973 159 Review The Listeners Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1973
April 1974 21 Essay A Short History of the Space Program; or, a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, April 1974
May 1974 148 Essay SF in the Classroom: III. Science Fiction Readership on Campus Extrapolation, May 1974
November 1974 5 Essay Teaching Science Fiction Revisited Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1974
January 1975 13 Review Some Dreams are Nightmares The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1975
June 1975 87 Short Fiction Fault Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1975
July 1975 12 Essay From the Presidents SFWA Bulletin, July 1975
July 1975 12 Review The Discovery of the Future: The Ways Science Fiction Developed Delap's F & SF Review, July 1975
November 1975 3 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction The Science Fiction Review Monthly, November 1975
November 1975 289 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Science-Fiction Studies, November 1975
November 1975 16 Review The End of the Dreams The Science Fiction Review Monthly, November 1975
December 1975 6 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Delap's F & SF Review, December 1975
1976 10 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Odyssey, Summer 1976
January 1976 15 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction SFWA Bulletin, January 1976
January 1976 27 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Luna Monthly, #61, January 1976
January 1976 23 Review Nebula Award Stories Ten The Science Fiction Review Monthly, January 1976
March 1976 4 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Amazing Stories, March 1976
March 1976 12 Review Nebula Award Stories Ten Delap's F & SF Review, March 1976
May 1976 165 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1976
June 1976 7 Review The End of the Dreams Delap's F & SF Review, June 1976
July 1976 31 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1976
October 1976 8 Essay From the Pulps to the Classroom Algol, Fall 1976-Winter 1977
October 1976 4 Review The Magicians Delap's F & SF Review, October 1976
November 1976 23 Review The Joy Makers Vector 78
March 1977 Review This Fortress World Vector 80
April 1977 53 Review The Magicians Algol, Spring 1977
June 1977 115 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Fantastic, June 1977
October 1977 166 Review Alternate Worlds Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1977
October 1977 119 Review Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Winter 1977
May 1978 58 Short Fiction Guilt Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May-June 1978
May 1978 56 Essay Letter (Foundation #13) Foundation, #13 May 1978
December 1978 36 Essay Science Fiction and the Future Algol, #33, Winter 1978-1979
March 1979 100 Essay On the Road to Science Fiction: From Heinlein to Here Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 1979
July 1979 77 Review The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, July 1979
July 1979 77 Review The Road to Science Fiction: From Gilgamesh to Wells Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, July 1979
1980 309 Essay I, Asimov Extrapolation, Winter 1980
February 1980 112 Essay On the Tinsel Screen: Science Fiction & the Movies Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1980
April 1980 64 Essay On the Foundations of Science Fiction Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1980
July 1980 58 Essay On Variations on a Robot Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1980
July 1980 171 Review The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1980
October 1980 16 Review The Road to Science Fiction: Volume 1, From Gilgamesh to Wells Vector 99
October 1980 16 Review The Road to Science Fiction: Volume 2, From Wells to Heinlein Vector 99
October 1980 16 Review The Road to Science Fiction: Volume 3, From Heinlein to Here Vector 99
November 1980 13 Review The Magicians Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1980
1981 291 Review The Dreamers Extrapolation, Fall 1981
1981 31 Essay The Grand Master — Robert A Heinlein Starship, Spring 1981
January 1981 60 Essay The Robot Novels Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 19, 1981
March 1981 17 Review The Magicians Amazing Stories, March 1981
April 1981 163 Review The Dreamers Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 27, 1981
April 1981 48 Essay The Stuff Itself Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 13, 1981
October 1981 106 Short Fiction The North Wind Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 26, 1981
1982 394 Review Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction Extrapolation, Winter 1982
January 1982 5 Essay Inner Concerns in Outer Space; The Real and The Surreal Fantasy Newsletter, #44 January 1982
February 1982 94 Review The Dreamers Foundation, #24 February 1982
June 1982 15 Essay The View from the Outside: Form and Content Fantasy Newsletter, #48 June 1982
August 1982 5 Essay Science & Fiction: Fiction & Science Fantasy Newsletter, #50 August 1982
August 1982 70 Short Fiction The Anti-Nuclear Conspiracy Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1982
October 1982 25 Essay History and Transcendence; From Inner Space to Exotic Parable Fantasy Newsletter, #52 October 1982
October 1982 1 Essay The President's Column (SFRA Newsletter, October 1982) SFRA Newsletter, October 1982
December 1982 11 Essay "Reader Reaction" and Science Fiction Writers Fantasy Newsletter, #54 December 1982
January 1983 36 Review Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction Fantasy Newsletter, #55 January 1983
January 1983 25 Review The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #11, January-February 1983
March 1983 15 Essay The Gatekeepers Science-Fiction Studies, March 1983
April 1983 15 Review Foundation's Edge Fantasy Newsletter, #58 April 1983
April 1983 15 Essay Son of Foundation Fantasy Newsletter, #58 April 1983
June 1983 112 Review Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1983
June 1983 12 Essay SF Ambassadors Around the World: Eastern Europe Locus, #269 June 1983
September 1983 1 Essay Brian Aldiss Wins Campbell Memorial Award Locus, #272 September 1983
October 1983 28 Essay Letter (Locus #273) Locus, #273 October 1983
December 1983 17 Essay (Constellation, 1983 WorldCon) Locus, #275 December 1983
January 1984 70 Short Fiction The End of the World Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1984
March 1984 68 Essay Letter: On "Fix-Ups" Foundation, #30 March 1984
May 1984 17 Essay 1984: Novel of the Year Fantasy Review, May 1984
July 1984 9 Essay Polishing the Robots Fantasy Review, July 1984
July 1984 43 Review The Joy Makers Fantasy Review, July 1984
October 1984 106 Short Fiction Man of the Hour Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1984
October 1984 150 Review The Joy Makers Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1984
December 1984 25 Review Tiger! Tiger! Fantasy Review, December 1984
1985 18 Essay From the Presidents (The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Spring 1985) The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Spring 1985
1985 10 Essay The Science Fiction Year: 1984 The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Fall 1985
February 1985 126 Short Fiction Touch of the Match Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1985
April 1985 138 Short Fiction Mother of the Year Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1985
May 1985 7 Essay I Remember Ted Fantasy Review, May 1985
May 1985 54 Short Fiction Will of the Wisp Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1985
August 1985 34 Short Fiction Man of Parts The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1985
March 1986 11 Essay Recognizing "The Right Stuff" Fantasy Review, March 1986
May 1986 17|17.6 Review Crisis! Locus, #304 May 1986
June 1986 21 Review Crisis! Fantasy Review, June 1986
September 1986 25 Essay Lecturing Through Europe Locus, #308 September 1986
December 1986 187 Review Crisis! Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1986
1987 5|5.3 Essay The Year in Science Fiction The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Fall 1987
1988 10 Essay In Memboriam: Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Summer 1988
June 1988 77 Essay Clifford D. Simak Appreciation Locus, #329 June 1988
July 1988 43 Essay Robert Heinlein: In Memoriam Locus, #330 July 1988
September 1988 27 Review The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Locus, #332 September 1988
October 1988 15 Essay Read This (NYRSF, October 1988) The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 1988
1989 81 Review The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Foundation, #45 Spring 1989
January 1989 182 Review The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1989
March 1989 17 Review The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1989
July 1989 69 Review The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Interzone, July-August 1989
October 1989 9|9.1 Essay Response to "The New Generation Gap" The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 1989
December 1989 16 Review The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Vector 153
1990 7 Essay Bulletin Symposium The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Summer 1990
July 1990 68 Essay Harry Altshuler: An Appreciation Locus, #354 July 1990
January 1991 36 Essay Spreading the Word in the Far East: Lecturing About SF in Tokyo, Taipei, and Singapore for the USIA, June 14-29, 1990 Locus, #360 January 1991
1992 36 Review Inside Science Fiction: Essays on Fantastic Literature IAFA Newsletter, Summer 1992
January 1992 48 Essay SF in Switzerland (Locus #372) Locus, #372 January 1992
June 1992 47 Essay Isaac Asimov Appreciation Locus, #377 June 1992
August 1992 23 Review The Best of Astounding Locus, #379 August 1992
February 1993 166 Review Inside Science Fiction Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1993
April 1993 60 Essay Letter (Locus #387) Locus, #387 April 1993
June 1993 20 Essay Letter (Science Fiction Chronicle #163) Science Fiction Chronicle, #163 June 1993
September 1993 57 Essay Letter (Locus #392) Locus, #392 September 1993
November 1993 7 Short Fiction The Futurist Amazing Stories, November 1993
1994 5 Essay Science Fiction Scholarship Revisited Foundation, #60 Spring 1994
March 1995 74 Essay Letter (Locus #410) Locus, #410 March 1995
March 1995 106 Short Fiction The Gingerbread Man Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 1995
September 1995 19 Review The Ultimate Egoist The New York Review of Science Fiction, September 1995
October 1995 92 Short Fiction The Lens of Time Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 1995
January 1996 80 Short Fiction The Day the Magic Came Back Science Fiction Age, January 1996
April 1997 45 Review Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction, Revised Edition Locus, #435 April 1997
October 1997 42 Essay 1997 Beijing International Conference on Science Fiction: Two Weeks in China Locus, #441 October 1997
July 1998 92 Essay Science Fiction Around the World Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 1998
April 1999 1 Review The Road to Science Fiction #5 The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 1999
September 1999 38 Short Fiction The Giftie Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 1999
January 2000 124 Short Fiction Pow'r Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 2000
March 2000 66 Essay A. E. van Vogt Locus, #470 March 2000
June 2000 138|138.1 Essay Letter (Analog, June 2000) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2000
July 2000 154 Short Fiction The Abyss Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2000
March 2001 8 Review The Science of Science Fiction Writing SFRA Review #251
September 2001 76 Essay Poul Anderson Locus, #488 September 2001
December 2001 55 Short Fiction The Rabbit Hole Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2001
March 2002 6 Review A. E. van Vogt: Science Fantasy's Icon SFRA Review #257
August 2002 38 Review Human Voices Science Fiction Chronicle, #227 August 2002
May 2004 8 Short Fiction Elixir Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 2004
January 2005 154 Short Fiction Uncreated Night and Strange Shadows Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January-February 2005
January 2006 7 Review Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction SFRA Review #275
September 2006 134 Review Gift from the Stars Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 2006
January 2007 43 Essay I Remember Jack Locus, #552 January 2007
January 2007 23 Review Inside Science Fiction The New York Review of Science Fiction, January 2007
April 2007 3 Essay Approaches to Teaching Heinlein SFRA Review #280
October 2009 118 Review Reading Science Fiction DeathRay, October-November 2009
May 2010 27 Essay Science Fiction around the World World Literature Today, May/June 2010
July 2010 108 Review This Fortress World Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2010
April 2011 10 Essay Celebrating Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2011
July 2011 98 Essay Science Fiction Imagines the Digital Future Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July-August 2011
April 2012 106 Essay A Reference Library Supplement Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2012
April 2012 106 Review Fantasy Commentator, Spring 2011. Inside John W. Campbell, Based on His Letters, 1936-1952 Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 2012
2013 10 Essay Burning Questions Albedo One, #43
October 2013 34 Essay Fred and Me Locus, #633 October 2013
December 2013 20 Review Transcendental Locus, #635 December 2013
January 2014 183 Review Transcendental Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January-February 2014
May 2014 77 Review Transcendental Galaxy's Edge, Issue 8: May 2014
September 2014 18 Short Fiction Patterns Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2014
August 2015 34 Essay 2015 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech Locus, #655 August 2015
January 2016 84 Short Fiction Saving the World Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January-February 2016
March 2016 82 Short Fiction New Earth Asimov's Science Fiction, March 2016
January 2017 4 Essay Loading the Canon: Canons to the Left, Canons to the Right Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January-February 2017
May 2017 56 Short Fiction The Escape of the Adastra: Asha's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2017
July 2017 83 Short Fiction Transcendental Mission: Riley's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, July-August 2017
July 2017 92 Short Fiction Weighty Matters: Tordor's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, July-August 2017
September 2017 73 Short Fiction Arriving at Terminal: XI's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, September-October 2017
September 2017 4 Essay Sci-Fi and Science Fiction Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September-October 2017
September 2017 82 Short Fiction The Ganymede Gambit: Jan's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, September-October 2017
November 2017 120 Short Fiction Love and Death and the Star that Shall Not Be Named: Kom's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, November-December 2017
December 2017 18 Review Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction Locus, #683 December 2017
January 2018 14 Essay Space Opera and the Quest for Transcendence Asimov's Science Fiction, January-February 2018
January 2018 27 Short Fiction The Final Commandment: Trey's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, January-February 2018
January 2018 20 Short Fiction The Seeds of Consciousness: 4107's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, January-February 2018
March 2018 125 Short Fiction Attack on Terminal: The Pilgrims' Story Asimov's Science Fiction, March-April 2018
March 2018 122 Short Fiction The Waiting Room: The Pedia's Story Asimov's Science Fiction, March-April 2018
March 2018 4 Essay Time and Time Again Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March-April 2018
March 2018 11 Interview Transcendental Machines Locus, #686 March 2018
September 2018 205|205.5 Essay Letter (Analog, September-October 2018) Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September-October 2018
March 2019 62 Short Fiction The Little Sailboat Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March-April 2019
May 2019 14 Essay Science Fiction Considers the Post-Human Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2019
November 2019 164 Short Fiction Quantum Theory Asimov's Science Fiction, November-December 2019
March 2020 24 Short Fiction In Our Stars Asimov's Science Fiction, March-April 2020
May 2020 108 Short Fiction Against the Stars Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2020
November 2020 90 Short Fiction Return from the Stars Asimov's Science Fiction, November-December 2020
January 2021 198 Review Transformation Asimov's Science Fiction, January-February 2021
May 2021 54 Short Fiction Reclaiming the Stars Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2021
May 2021 14 Essay Religion and Science Fiction Asimov's Science Fiction, May-June 2021

51 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1961 Novel The Joy Makers James Gunn
1962 Collection The Immortals James Gunn
1964 Collection Future Imperfect James Gunn
1972 Collection Breaking Point James Gunn
1974 Collection Some Dreams Are Nightmares James Gunn
1975 Nonfiction Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction James Gunn
1975 Anthology Nebula Award Stories 10 James Gunn
1975 Anthology Nebula Award Stories Ten James Gunn
1975 Collection The End of the Dreams James Gunn
1976 Novel The Magicians James Gunn
1977 Anthology From Gilgamesh to Wells James Gunn
1977 Novel This Fortress World James Gunn
1979 Anthology From Heinlein to Here James Gunn
1979 Anthology From Wells to Heinlein James Gunn
1981 Novel The Dreamers James Gunn
1982 Anthology From Here to Forever James Gunn
1982 Nonfiction Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction James Gunn
1982 Novel The Mind Master James Gunn
1984 Chapbook Tiger! Tiger! James Gunn
1986 Novel Crisis! James Gunn
1986 Novel Kampus James Gunn
1988 Nonfiction The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction James Gunn
1992 Nonfiction Inside Science Fiction: Essays on Fantastic Literature James Gunn
1992 Anthology The Best of Astounding James Gunn
1992 Collection The Unpublished Gunn Part One James Gunn
1996 Nonfiction Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction, Revised Edition James Gunn
1996 Novel The Joy Machine James Gunn
1996 Collection The Unpublished Gunn Part Two James Gunn
1998 Anthology Around the World James Gunn
1998 Anthology The British Way James Gunn
2000 Nonfiction The Science of Science-Fiction Writing James Gunn
2002 Collection Human Voices James Gunn
2003 Collection The Witching Hour James Gunn
2004 Collection The Listeners James Gunn
2005 Novel Gift from the Stars James Gunn
2005 Nonfiction Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction James Gunn & Matthew Candelaria
2006 Nonfiction Inside Science Fiction: Second Edition James Gunn
2009 Nonfiction Reading Science Fiction James Gunn & Marleen S. Barr & Matthew Candelaria
2012 Novel The Millennium Blues James Gunn
2013 Nonfiction Paratexts: Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy James Gunn
2013 Novel Transcendental James Gunn
2014 Novel Star Bridge James Gunn & Jack Williamson
2014 Collection Station in Space James Gunn
2014 Collection The Burning James Gunn
2016 Novel Transgalactic James Gunn
2017 Nonfiction Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction James Gunn
2017 Novel Transformation James Gunn
2018 Nonfiction Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis James Gunn
2020 Collection Pilgrims to Transcendence James Gunn
2020 Omnibus The Unpublished Gunn James Gunn
2020 Omnibus Transcendental: The Trilogy James Gunn

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1976 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology Nebula Award Stories 10 Nominee
1980 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology From Heinlein to Here Nominee
1983 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology From Here to Forever Nominee
1993 Hugo Award Best Non-Fiction Book Inside Science Fiction: Essays on Fantastic Literature Nominee
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Non-Fiction Inside Science Fiction: Essays on Fantastic Literature Finalist
1996 Hugo Award Best Short Story The Lens of Time Nominee
1996 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story The Lens of Time Nominee
1999 Analog Award Best Novelette The Giftie Winner
1999 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology The British Way Nominee
1999 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology Around the World Nominee
2000 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Giftie Nominee
2000 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction The Giftie Nominee
2018 Hugo Award Best Related Work Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction Nominee
2018 Locus Poll Award Best Non-Fiction Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction Nominee