He was so welcoming to new writers and embodied the philosophy of paying it forward.Showing all translations. SFWA President Mary Robinette Kowal adds: “I am devastated that our community has lost Ben Bova. He was a frequent commentator on science and space exploration and has published numerous non-fiction articles and books. In addition to serving as the President of SFWA, Bova also served as President of the National Space Society. In 1995, his story “Inspiration” was a Nebula finalist. He won six Hugo Awards for his editorial work on Analog as well as four additional nominations.
Heinlein Award winner, a Skylark recipient, and an inductee into the First Fandom Hall of Fame. He was a lifetime achievement recipient from the Arthur C. His publication in 1992 of the novel Mars kicked off what would eventually become a twenty-two volume series known as “The Grand Tour” which applied hard science fictional techniques to most of the planets in our solar system, most recently Uranus, published earlier this year.īova was the Author Guest of Honor at Chicon 2000, the 58th Worldcon. In the 1980s, Bova began writing the Voyagers and Orion series, the former about humanity’s first contact with aliens, the latter about an eternal hero who Bova placed in a variety of different historical (and mythical) contexts. While serving as the editor of Analog, Bova was one of several editors that contributed to SFWA’s The Science Fiction Hall of Fame series. Campbell and edited the magazine until 1978, when he became the editorial director of Omni magazine through 1982.
In 1972, he took over the reins of Analog following the death of John W. Bova served two consecutive terms as SFWA President from 1990-1992.īova published his first novel, The Star Conquerors in 1959 and published several novels and short stories throughout the 1960s.
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