Samuel R. Delany

Samuel Ray "Chip" Delany, Jr. (born April 1, 1942) is an award-winning science fiction author. He has written works that have garnered substanial critical acclaim, including the novels Dhalgren and Hogg. He is a professor at Temple University, and is also known in the academic world as a literary critic.

Other facts

• Delany's name is one of the most misspelt in science fiction, with over 60 different spellings in reviews. His publisher Doubleday even misspelt his name on the title page of his book Driftglass as did the organizers of the 16th Balticon where Delany was guest of honour. Ironically, Delany is dyslexic.
• The Library of Congress incorrectly recorded his nationality as English.
• Delany's aunts were Sadie and Bessie Delany, known as the Delany sisters. They both lived to be over 100 years old, and published Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years.
• Among Delany's more unusual credits is that he wrote two issues of the comic book Wonder Woman in 1972, during a controversial period in the publication's history when the lead character abandoned her superpowers and became a secret agent. Delany scripted issues #202 and 203 of the series.
• One of his stories was included in Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions. Harlan gave a short introduction that ironically pointed out how Delany was one of the last straight science fiction authors.