Ken MacLeod
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[[File:Ken & Carol MacLeod, Boskone 43, 2006.jpg|thumb|Ken and Carol MacLeod at Boskone 43, 2006]] |
[[File:Ken & Carol MacLeod, Boskone 43, 2006.jpg|thumb|Ken and Carol MacLeod at Boskone 43, 2006]] |
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'''Kenneth Macrae MacLeod''' (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish [[science fiction]] writer |
'''Kenneth Macrae MacLeod''' (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish [[science fiction]] writer. His novels ''The Sky Road'' and ''[[The Night Sessions]]'' won the [[BSFA Award for Best Novel|BSFA Award]]. MacLeod's novels have been nominated for the [[Arthur C. Clarke Award|Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Hugo]], [[Nebula Award for Best Novel|Nebula]], [[Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel|Locus]], and [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel|Campbell Memorial]] awards for best novel on multiple occasions. In 2024 MacLeod was one of the Guests of Honour at the [[82nd World Science Fiction Convention]] in Glasgow.[https://glasgow2024.org/] |
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A [[Technological utopianism|techno-utopianist]], MacLeod makes frequent use of [[Libertarian socialism|libertarian socialist]] themes in his work; he is a three-time winner of the libertarian [[Prometheus Award]]. He sits on the advisory board of the [[Edinburgh Science#Edinburgh Science Festival|Edinburgh Science Festival]]. |
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MacLeod emerged in the 1990s with the ''Fall Revolution'' series and later published works including the ''[[Engines of Light Trilogy]]'', ''[[Newton's Wake: A Space Opera|Newton's Wake]]'', ''[[Learning the World]]'', ''[[The Night Sessions]]'', ''[[Intrusion (novel)|Intrusion]]'', and ''The Corporation Wars'' trilogy. His novels have frequently been nominated for major science-fiction awards, including the [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]], [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Hugo Award]], [[Nebula Award for Best Novel|Nebula Award]], and [[Locus Award]], and both ''The Sky Road'' and ''[[The Night Sessions]]'' won the [[BSFA Award for Best Novel|BSFA Award]]. |
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A former [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]] activist, MacLeod often draws on political history and left-wing thought in shaping his fiction, while also engaging critically with artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the social consequences of technological change. He is also a three-time winner of the [[Prometheus Award]] and has served on the advisory board of the [[Edinburgh Science#Edinburgh Science Festival|Edinburgh Science Festival]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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