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George Turner

Turner, George Reginald

October 8, 1916 – June 8, 1997 (aged 80)

Birth place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

89 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
May 1973 36 Essay Letter (Algol 20, May 1973) Algol, #20, May 1973
May 1974 46|46.4 Essay Letter (Algol, May 1974) Algol, #22, May 1974
March 1975 159 Essay The Charge Foundation, #7 and 8 March 1975
June 1975 42|42.1 Essay Letter (Algol, Summer 1975) Algol, #24, Summer 1975
November 1975 63 Essay Letter (Foundation #9) Foundation, #9 November 1975
March 1977 67 Review Beyond Tomorrow Foundation, #11 and 12 March 1977
March 1977 62 Review Maxwell's Demon Foundation, #11 and 12 March 1977
January 1979 14 Review Beloved Son Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1979
January 1979 139 Review Beloved Son Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #3
January 1979 119 Interview George Turner: The Man, the Writer, the Critic Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #3
May 1979 105 Essay Letter (Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4) Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4
July 1979 77 Review Beloved Son Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, July 1979
July 1979 170 Review Beloved Son Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1979
August 1979 71 Review Beloved Son Starship, Summer 1979
September 1979 93 Review Beloved Son Foundation, #17 September 1979
October 1980 70 Essay Letter (Foundation, October 1980) Foundation, October 1980
October 1981 88 Review The Dreaming Dragons: A Time Opera Foundation, #23 October 1981
February 1982 49 Essay Not Taking It All Too Seriously Foundation, #24 February 1982
February 1982 Review Vaneglory Vector 106
July 1982 34 Review Vaneglory Omega Science Digest, July-August 1982
October 1982 106 Review Vaneglory Foundation, #26 October 1982
June 1983 36 Review Yesterday's Men Vector 114
July 1983 95 Review Yesterday's Men Foundation, #28 July 1983
July 1983 34 Review Yesterday's Men Omega Science Digest, July-August 1983
November 1984 40 Review In the Heart or In the Head: An Essay in Time Travel Fantasy Review, November 1984
November 1985 13 Review Beloved Son Locus, #298 November 1985
November 1985 15 Review In the Heart or in the Head: An Essay in Time Travel Locus, #298 November 1985
November 1985 15 Review Vaneglory Locus, #298 November 1985
November 1985 15 Review Yesterday's Men Locus, #298 November 1985
December 1985 4 Short Fiction A Pursuit of Miracles Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1985/1986
August 1986 Review In the Heart Or In the Head: An Essay in Time Travel Vector 133
November 1986 13 Short Fiction Shut the Door When You Go Out Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1986
February 1987 10 Short Fiction Not in Front of the Children Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1986/1987
December 1987 Review The Sea and Summer Vector 141
December 1987 13 Review The Sea and Summer Locus, #323 December 1987
1988 44 Review Drowning Towers IAFA Newsletter, Fall 1988
1988 11 Review Drowning Towers Weird Tales, Winter 1988/1989
September 1988 21 Review Drowning Towers The New York Review of Science Fiction, September 1988
October 1988 12 Essay Science and Science Fiction (Clarke Award Acceptance Speech) Vector 146
1989 10 Essay About the Nominees The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Spring 1989
February 1989 186 Review Drowning Towers Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1989
April 1989 176 Review Drowning Towers Analog Science Fiction and Fact, April 1989
September 1989 Essay Response to "The New Generation Gap" The New York Review of Science Fiction, September 1989
April 1990 48 Interview Australia's Grand Master: An Interview with George Turner Aurealis, #1
April 1990 63 Short Fiction I Still Call Australia Home Aurealis, #1
May 1990 78 Review A Pursuit of Miracles Eidolon, Autumn 1990
May 1990 17 Review A Pursuit of Miracles Locus, #352 May 1990
May 1990 6 Essay Read This (NYRSF, May 1990) The New York Review of Science Fiction, May 1990
January 1991 74 Review From Sea to Shining Star Aurealis, #3
February 1991 66|66.5 Review A Pursuit of Miracles Interzone, February 1991
February 1991 6 Review From Sea to Shining Star: A Memorial Volume The New York Review of Science Fiction, February 1991
March 1991 17 Review Brain Child Locus, #362 March 1991
March 1991 36 Short Fiction Worlds Eidolon, Summer 1991
August 1991 19 Review Brain Child Locus, #367 August 1991
September 1991 11 Review Brain Child The New York Review of Science Fiction, September 1991
October 1991 5 Review The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 1991
November 1991 19 Review Brain Child Locus, #370 November 1991
December 1991 23 Essay Letter (NYRSF, December 1991) The New York Review of Science Fiction, December 1991
April 1992 80 Review Call to the Edge Eidolon, Autumn 1992
June 1992 21 Review Brainchild Vector 167
October 1992 73 Review Brain Child Eidolon, Spring 1992
October 1992 77 Review Brainchild Aurealis, #10
February 1993 21 Review Brain Child The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1993
February 1993 29 Review The Destiny Makers Locus, #385 February 1993
February 1993 58 Review The Destiny Makers Locus, #385 February 1993
March 1993 25 Review The Destiny Makers Locus, #386 March 1993
April 1993 Review The Destiny Makers Vector 172
November 1993 20|20.1 Review The Destiny Makers The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 1993
February 1994 73 Review The Destiny Makers The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, #28, February 1994
April 1994 19 Review The Destiny Makers Vector 178
April 1994 82 Review The Destiny Makers Eidolon, Autumn 1994
August 1994 27 Review Genetic Soldier Locus, #403 August 1994
February 1995 43 Interview Interview with George Turner Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Summer 1995
April 1995 20 Review Genetic Soldier The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 1995
June 1995 108 Essay A Dissatisfied Client Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Winter 1995
December 1995 Review The Genetic Soldier Vector 186
June 1996 25 Review Yesterday's Men Locus, #425 June 1996
August 1996 23 Review Vaneglory Locus, #427 August 1996
September 1996 34 Review Beloved Son Vector 189
November 1996 Review Vaneglory Vector 190
May 1997 Review Drowning Towers Vector 193
June 1997 58 Review Beloved Son Locus, #437 June 1997
December 1997 19 Essay A Letter Giving the Accumulated Wrath of Years from a Correspondent Who Writes for the First Time The New York Review of Science Fiction, December 1997
June 1999 25 Review Down There in Darkness Locus, #461 June 1999
July 1999 29 Review Down There in Darkness Locus, #462 July 1999
August 1999 56 Review Down There in Darkness Interzone, August 1999
2000 34 Review Down There in the Darkness Nova Express, Fall/Winter 2000
April 2000 137 Review Down There in Darkness Asimov's Science Fiction, April 2000
November 2000 18 Review Down There in Darkness The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 2000

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1979 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Beloved Son Winner
1983 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Vaneglory Nominee
1984 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Yesterday's Men Winner
1984 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best International Long Fiction Yesterday's Men Nominee
1985 Hugo Award Best Non-Fiction Book In the Heart or in the Head: An Essay in Time Travel Finalist
1986 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Short Fiction The Fittest Nominee
1987 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Fiction Shut the Door When You Go Out Nominee
1988 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel Drowning Towers Winner
1988 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Drowning Towers Nominee
1988 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Drowning Towers Runner-up
1989 Nebula Award Novel Drowning Towers Nominee
1991 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction A Pursuit of Miracles Nominee
1991 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Short Fiction Generation Gap Nominee
1992 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Brain Child Nominee
1992 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Brain Child Nominee
1993 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Brain Child Nominee
1994 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction The Destiny Makers Winner
1994 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Gender-bending SF Genetic Soldier Nominee
1995 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Genetic Soldier Nominee
1995 Hugo Award Best Novel Genetic Soldier Nominee
1995 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Genetic Soldier Nominee
1997 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bester ausländischer SF-Roman Das Menschenprojekt Nominee
2000 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Down There in Darkness Nominee
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