John Scalzi

John Scalzi is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. His novel Redshirts won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

* Born on May 10, 1969 in Fairfield, California
* Graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in philosophy
* Began writing professionally in 1990, while a college student
* Published his first novel, Old Man's War, in 2005
* Won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008
* Won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for Redshirts in 2013
* Served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2010 to 2013
* Continues to write and blog, and is considered one of the most popular science fiction authors of his generation.