MARTIN, George R. R.

MARTIN, George R. R. (Bayonne, NJ, Sept. 20, 1948-- ). Martin is an author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, a screenwriter, and a television producer. A Song of Ice and Fire, his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, was HBO adapted for their dramatic series "Game of Thrones." Martin was selected by Time magazine as one of the "2011 Time 100", a list of the "most influential people in the world".

He attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and then Marist High School where he became an avid comic-book fan and developed a strong interest in the superheroes published by Marvel Comics. In 1965 Martin won the Alley Award for his prose superhero story "Powerman vs. The Blue Barrier." Martin’s first professional sale was made in 1970. “The Hero,” sold to Galaxy, was published in the February, 1971 issue. (1)

In 1970 Martin earned a B. S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He complete his M. S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern. From 1972-1974 as a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation; directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association; and wrote part-time. His story "With Morning Comes Mistfall", published in 1973 in Analog magazine was his first to be nominated for the Hugo Award and Nebula Awards. (2) He was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978 and served as the Writer In Residence there from 1978 to 1979. (3)

Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for "Twilight Zone" at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for "Beauty and the Beast" at CBS. In 1988 he became a producer for "Beauty and the Beast", then in 1989 moved up to co-supervising producer. He was executive producer for "Doorways", a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93. (4)

In 2018 Martin lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and the Writers’ Guild of America, West. (4)

Author (5)

1 A Song for Lya 1976 Short story collection

2 Dying of the Light 1977 Novel

3 Songs of Stars and Shadows 1977 Short story collection

4 Windhaven 1981 Novel with Lisa Tuttle

5 Sandkings 1981 Short story collection

6 Fevre Dream 1982 Novel

7 Songs the Dead Men Sing 1983 Short story collection

8 The Armageddon Rag 1983 Novel

9 Nightflyers 1985 Short story collection

10 Tuf Voyaging 1986 Fix-up novel

11 Portraits of His Children 1987 Short story collection

12 A Game of Thrones 1996 Novel A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1

13 A Clash of Kings 1998 Novel A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2

14 The Hedge Knight 1998 Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg, Part 1

15 A Storm of Swords 2000 Novel A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3

16 Quartet 2001 Short story collection

17 GRRM: A RRetrospective (aka Dreamsongs) 2003 Short story collection

18 The Sworn Sword 2003 Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg, Part 2

19 A Feast for Crows 2005 Novel A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4

20 Hunter's Run 2007 Novel with Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham

21 The Mystery Knight 2010 Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg, Part 3

22 A Dance with Dragons 2011 Novel A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5

23 The Winds of Winter Forthcoming Novel A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 6

24 A Dream of Spring Forthcoming Novel A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 7

Television (6)

   The Twilight Zone
       The Last Defender of Camelot (1986) – writer (teleplay)
       The Once and Future King (1986) – writer (teleplay), story editor
       A Saucer of Loneliness (1986) – story editor
       Lost and Found (1986) – writer (teleplay), from a published short story by Phyllis Eisenstein
       The Girl I Married (1987) - story editor
       The World Next Door (1989) – story editor
       The Toys of Caliban (1986) – writer (teleplay), from an unpublished short story by Terry Matz
       The Road Less Traveled (1986) – writer (story and teleplay), story editor

   Beauty and the Beast
       Terrible Saviour (1987) – writer
       Masques (1987) – writer
       Shades of Grey (1988) – writer 
       Promises of Someday (1988) – writer
       Fever (1988) – writer
       Ozymandias (1988) – writer
       Dead of Winter (1988) – writer
       Brothers (1989) – writer
       When the Blue Bird Sings' (1989) – writer (teleplay)
       A Kingdom by the Sea (1989) – writer
       What Rough Beast (1989) – writer (story)
       Ceremony of Innocence (1989) – writer
       Snow (1989) – writer
       Beggar's Comet (1990) – writer
       Invictus (1990) – writer

   The Outer Limits (1995 TV Series)
       The Sandkings (1995) - writer (story)

   Doorways (1993, unreleased pilot) – writer, producer, creator; (IDW Publishing issued the pilot's
   storyline as a graphic novel miniseries in 2010)[54]

   Game of Thrones
       The Pointy End – writer (teleplay, 1st season)
       Blackwater – writer (teleplay, 2nd season)
       The Bear and the Maiden Fair – writer (teleplay, 3rd season)

Editor (7)

   New Voices in Science Fiction (1977: new stories by the John W. Campbell Award winners)

   New Voices in Science Fiction 2 (1979: more new stories by the John W. Campbell Award winners)

   New Voices in Science Fiction 3 (1980: more new stories by the John W. Campbell Award winners)

   New Voices in Science Fiction 4 (1981: more new stories by the John W. Campbell Award winners)

   The Science Fiction Weight Loss Book (1983) edited with Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg ("Stories
   by the great science fiction writers on fat, thin, and everything in between")

   The John W. Campbell Awards, Volume 5 (1984, continuation of the New Voices in Science Fiction series)
   Night Visions 3 (1986)

Wild Cards series editor (also contributor to many volumes) (8)

   Wild Cards (1987; contents expanded in 2010 edition with three new stories/authors)

   Wild Cards II: Aces High (1987)

   Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild (1987)

   Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad (1988)

   Wild Cards V: Down & Dirty (1988)

   Wild Cards VI: Ace in the Hole (1990)

   Wild Cards VII: Dead Man's Hand (1990)

   Wild Cards VIII: One-Eyed Jacks (1991)

   Wild Cards IX: Jokertown Shuffle (1991)

   Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire (1992)

   Wild Cards XI: Dealer's Choice (1992)

   Wild Cards XII: Turn of the Cards (1993)

   Wild Cards: Card Sharks (1993; Book I of a New Cycle trilogy)

   Wild Cards: Marked Cards (1994; Book II of a New Cycle trilogy)

   Wild Cards: Black Trump (1995; Book III of a New Cycle trilogy)

   Wild Cards: Deuces Down (2002)

   Wild Cards: Death Draws Five (2006; solo novel by John J. Miller)

   Wild Cards: Inside Straight (2008; Book I of the Committee triad)

   Wild Cards: Busted Flush (2008; Book II of the Committee triad)

   Wild Cards: Suicide Kings (2009; Book III of the Committee triad)

   Wild Cards: Fort Freak (2011)

   Wild Cards: Lowball (delivered; forthcoming summer 2014; sequel to Fort Freak)

   Wild Cards: High Stakes (announced; forthcoming)

Cross-genre anthologies edited (with Gardner Dozois) (9)

   Songs of the Dying Earth (2009; a tribute anthology to Jack Vance´s seminal Dying Earth series, first
   published by Subterranean Press)

   Warriors (2010; a massive, cross-genre anthology featuring stories about war and warriors; winner of
   the 2011 Locus Poll Award for Best Original Anthology)

   Songs of Love and Death (2010; a cross-genre anthology featuring stories of romance in fantasy and 
   science fiction settings, originally entitled Star Crossed Lovers)

   Down These Strange Streets (2011; a cross-genre anthology that blends classic detective stories with
   fantasy and science fiction)

   Old Mars (delivered and awaiting publication in October 2013; an anthology featuring new, retro-themed
   Mars science fiction stories)

   Dangerous Women (delivered and awaiting 2013 publication; a cross-genre anthology focusing on women
   warriors and strong female characters, originally titled Femmes Fatales)

   Rogues (delivered and awaiting publication; a cross-genre anthology featuring new stories about
   assorted rogues)

   Old Venus (forthcoming; an anthology of new, retro-themed Venus science fiction stories)

Awards (10)

   "A Song for Lya" 1975 Hugo Award for Best Novella 

   "Sandkings" 1980 Hugo Award for Best Novelette and Nebula Award for Best Novelette (the only one among
    Martin's stories to achieve that double)

   "The Way of Cross and Dragon" 1980 Hugo Award for Best Short Story

   "Portraits of His Children" 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novelette

   Finalist for the Writers Guild Award, best teleplay, anthology series, for 1986

   "The Pear-Shaped Man" 1988 Bram Stoker Award for Long Fiction

   "The Skin Trade" 1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella

   "Blood of the Dragon" 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella

   Tops Locus Poll for Best Fantasy Novel of 1999 (Clash of Kings 

   #1 on SF Site Readers’ Choice Best SF and Fantasy Books of 2000

   A Game of Thrones 2002 Premio Ignotus for Best Foreign Novel

   A Clash of Kings 2004 Premio Ignotus for Best Foreign Novel

   A Feast for Crows 2006 Quill Award; British Fantasy Award (nomination)

   A Storm of Swords 2003 Locus Poll Award for Best Fantasy Novel; 2006 Premio Ignotus for Best Foreign
   Novel

   Warriors (co-edited with Gardner Dozois) 2011 Locus Poll Award for Best Original Anthology
   
   A Dance With Dragons 2012 Locus Poll Award for Best Fantasy Novel

   Game of Thrones Season 1 (10 episodes) 2012 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
   (Co-Executive Producer of the HBO series)

   2012 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement

   2018 The 2018 Geffen Awards for best Science Fiction and Fantasy published in Hebrew were announced by the Israeli Society
        for Science Fiction and Fantasy during ICON 2018, held September 25-27, 2018 at the Tel Aviv Cinematequein Tel Aviv,
        Israel. George R. R. Martin received a “Retro Geffen Award” for Best Translated Fantasy. 

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Source:

1. George R. R. Martin, "Life and Times," Online: http://www.georgerrmartin.com/about-george/life-and-times/

2. "The Hugo Awards," Internet Archives, Online: https://web.archive.org/web/20120303090430/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1974-hugo-awards/

3. George R. R. Martin

4. Ibid.

5. George R. R. Martin, "Bibliography"

6. Ibid.

7. Ibid.

8. Ibid.

9. Ibid.

10. George R. R. Martin "Awards and Honors"