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	'''Samuel Ray "Chip" Delany, Jr.''' (born April 1, [[1942]], [[New York City]]) is an award-winning American [[science fiction]] novelist and critic, and an African American gay man. He has won the [[Hugo Award]] twice and the [[Nebula Award]] four times. He teaches literature and creative writing.		'''Samuel Ray "Chip" Delany, Jr.''' (born April 1, [[1942]], [[New York City]]) is an award-winning American [[science fiction]] novelist and critic, and an African American gay man. He has won the [[Hugo Award]] twice and the [[Nebula Award]] four times. He teaches literature and creative writing.<ref>Substantial portions of the original form of this entry were copied from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_R._Delany Samuel R. Delany] entry at the English Wikipedia. </ref>

	==Names==		==Names==

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	~~Substantial portions of this entry were originally copied from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_R._Delany Samuel R. Delany] entry at the English Wikipedia.~~

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	==Selected bibliography==		==Selected bibliography==
	~~===Fiction===~~		===Novels===
	====Novels====
	*''[[The Jewels of Aptor]]'' (1962)		*''[[The Jewels of Aptor]]'' (1962)
	*''[[Captives of the Flame]]'' (1963) - also published as ''Out of the Dead City''		*''[[Captives of the Flame]]'' (1963) - also published as ''Out of the Dead City''
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	*''[[Phallos (novella)]]'' (2004), ISBN 0917453417		*''[[Phallos (novella)]]'' (2004), ISBN 0917453417

	~~====~~Return to Nevèrÿon series~~====~~		; Return to Nevèrÿon series
	*''[[Tales of Nevèrÿon]]'' (short stories) (1979), ISBN 0553123335		*''[[Tales of Nevèrÿon]]'' (short stories) (1979), ISBN 0553123335
	*''[[Neveryóna\|Neveryóna, or the Tale of Signs and Cities]]'' (novel) (1983), ISBN 055301434X		*''[[Neveryóna\|Neveryóna, or the Tale of Signs and Cities]]'' (novel) (1983), ISBN 055301434X
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	*''[[The Bridge of Lost Desire]]'' (novellas) (1987), ISBN 0877959315		*''[[The Bridge of Lost Desire]]'' (novellas) (1987), ISBN 0877959315

	====Short story collections====		===Short story collections===
	*''[[Driftglass]]'' (1971)		*''[[Driftglass]]'' (1971)
	*''[[Distant Stars]]'' (1981), ISBN 055301336X		*''[[Distant Stars]]'' (1981), ISBN 055301336X
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	(''[[Driftglass]]'' and ''Distant Stars'' include the [[Hugo Award\|Hugo]] and [[Nebula Award]]-winning [["Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones."]] ''Aye, and Gomorrah'' is a compilation of all of Delany's short fiction, excepting the Nevèrÿon tales.)		(''[[Driftglass]]'' and ''Distant Stars'' include the [[Hugo Award\|Hugo]] and [[Nebula Award]]-winning [["Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones."]] ''Aye, and Gomorrah'' is a compilation of all of Delany's short fiction, excepting the Nevèrÿon tales.)

	====Short stories====		===Short stories===
	* "[[Aye, and Gomorrah ...]]" (1967)		* "[[Aye, and Gomorrah ...]]" (1967)
	* "[[Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones]]" (1968)		* "[[Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones]]" (1968)
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	* "[[High Weir]]" in ''[[The Norton Book of Science Fiction]]''		* "[[High Weir]]" in ''[[The Norton Book of Science Fiction]]''

	~~===Nonfiction===~~		===Critical works===
	====Critical works====
	*''[[The Jewel-hinged Jaw]]: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction'' (1977)		*''[[The Jewel-hinged Jaw]]: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction'' (1977)
	*''[[The American Shore]]'' (1978)		*''[[The American Shore]]'' (1978)
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	* "[[Racism and Science Fiction]]"[http://www.nyrsf.com/racism-and-science-fiction-.html] ([[NYRSF]], 1998)		* "[[Racism and Science Fiction]]"[http://www.nyrsf.com/racism-and-science-fiction-.html] ([[NYRSF]], 1998)

	====Memoirs and letters====		===Memoirs and letters===
	*''Heavenly Breakfast'' (1979), ISBN 0553127969		*''Heavenly Breakfast'' (1979), ISBN 0553127969
	*''[[The Motion of Light in Water]]'' (1988, a memoir of his experiences as a young gay science fiction writer; winner of the [[Hugo Award]]), ISBN 0877959471		*''[[The Motion of Light in Water]]'' (1988, a memoir of his experiences as a young gay science fiction writer; winner of the [[Hugo Award]]), ISBN 0877959471
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	*''Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York'' (1999, an [[autobiographical comics\|autobiographical comic]] drawn by Mia Wolff with an introduction by [[Alan Moore]]), ISBN 1890451029		*''Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York'' (1999, an [[autobiographical comics\|autobiographical comic]] drawn by Mia Wolff with an introduction by [[Alan Moore]]), ISBN 1890451029
	*''1984'' (2000), ISBN 0966599810		*''1984'' (2000), ISBN 0966599810

	~~====Interviews====~~
	* "An Interview with Samuel R. Delany" in ''Callaloo'', v.14, n.2 (1991)

	==Other facts==		==Other facts==

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	'''Samuel Ray "Chip" Delany, Jr.''' (born April 1, [[1942]], [[New York City]]) is an award-winning American [[science fiction]] ~~author~~. He has ~~written works that have garnered substantial critical acclaim, including~~ the ~~novels ''~~[[~~Nova (novel)\|Nova~~]]~~'', ''The Einstein Intersection'', ''[[Hogg (novel)\|Hogg]]'',~~ and ''[[~~Dhalgren~~]]''. He is ~~a professor~~ of ~~Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at Temple University~~, ~~and is also known~~ in the ~~[[academic]] world~~ as a [[~~literary critic~~]].		'''Samuel Ray "Chip" Delany, Jr.''' (born April 1, [[1942]], [[New York City]]) is an award-winning American [[science fiction]] novelist and critic, and an African American gay man. He has won the [[Hugo Award]] twice and the [[Nebula Award]] four times. He teaches literature and creative writing.

			==Names==
			* Samuel Ray Delany, Jr. - full legal name
			* Chip Delany - common nickname
			* Delany's name is one of the most misspelled in science fiction, with over 60 different spellings in reviews. His publisher Doubleday even misspelled his name on the title page of his book ''Driftglass'' as did the organizers of the 16th [[Balticon]] where Delany was guest of honor.
			* K. Leslie Steiner (pseudonym)


	===Biography===		===Biography===
	Delany was born and raised in Harlem and attended the Dalton School and Bronx High School of Science. Delany and the poet [[Marilyn Hacker]]~~, who~~ met in high school, were married ~~for several years and~~ have a daughter.		Delany was born and raised in Harlem and attended the Dalton School and Bronx High School of Science. His mother (Margaret Carey Boyd Delany) worked as a library clerk, and his father (Samuel Ray Delany) ran a funeral home. Delany's aunts, [[Sadie and Bessie Delany]], were 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''. Delany based his characters "Elsie" and "Corry", "Atlantis: Model 1924", on his aunts.

			Delany and the poet [[Marilyn Hacker]] met in 1956 in high school, and were married from 1961 to 1973. They have a daughter, [[Ivy Hacker-Delany]] (b. 1974).

			==Writing==
			He has written works that have garnered substantial critical acclaim, including the novels ''[[Nova (novel)\|Nova]]'', ''The Einstein Intersection'', ''[[Hogg (novel)\|Hogg]]'', and ''[[Dhalgren]]''.

	Delany was a published science fiction author by the age of 20, and published six well-regarded science fiction novels between 1962 and 1968, as well as several prize-winning short stories (collected in ''Driftglass''). ''Dhalgren'' was published in [[1974\|1974]]. His main literary project through the late 1970s and 1980s was the Neveryon series.		Delany was a published science fiction author by the age of 20, and published six well-regarded science fiction novels between 1962 and 1968, as well as several prize-winning short stories (collected in ''Driftglass''). ''Dhalgren'' was published in [[1974\|1974]]. His main literary project through the late 1970s and 1980s was the Neveryon series.
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	Delany has published several [[autobiographical]]/semi-autobiographical accounts of his life as a black and [[gay]] writer, including his [[Hugo Award]] winning autobiography, ''[[The Motion of Light in Water]]''.		Delany has published several [[autobiographical]]/semi-autobiographical accounts of his life as a black and [[gay]] writer, including his [[Hugo Award]] winning autobiography, ''[[The Motion of Light in Water]]''.

	In recent years, Delany has been teaching English, Comparative Literature, and writing. Delany spent 11 years teaching at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a year and a half at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York\|University at Buffalo, and moved to the English Department of Temple University in [[2001]]. ~~He has also published several books of criticism, interviews, and other essays.~~		He has also published several books of criticism, interviews, and other essays.

			===Themes (fiction)===
			Most of his works deal more explicitly with sexual themes than is common. ''[[Dhalgren]]'' and ''[[Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand]]'' include several sexually explicit passages, and several of his books such as ''[[Equinox (book)\|Equinox]]'', ''[[The Mad Man]]'', ''[[Hogg (novel)\|Hogg]]'' and ''[[Phallos (novel)\|Phallos]]'' could even be considered [[pornography]], a term that Delany himself has endorsed before.

			"Recurring themes in Delany’s work include mythology, memory, language, and perception. Class, position in society, and the ability to move from one social stratum to another are motifs that were touched on in his earlier work and became more significant in his later fiction and non-fiction, both."<ref>[http://weeseeyou.com/2010/12/14/tuesday-open-thread-65/ WEE See You], citing Wikipedia.</ref>


			==Teaching==
			He is a professor of Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at Temple University, and is also known in the [[academic]] world as a [[literary critic]].

			In recent years, Delany has been teaching English, Comparative Literature, and writing. Delany spent 11 years teaching at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a year and a half at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York\|University at Buffalo, and moved to the English Department of Temple University in [[2001]].


	==~~=Themes=~~==		==Criticism==
	Most of his works deal more explicitly with sexual themes than is common. ''[[Dhalgren]]'' and ''[[Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand]]'' include several sexually explicit passages, and several of his books such as ''[[Equinox (book)\|Equinox]]'', ''[[The Mad Man]]'', ''[[Hogg (novel)\|Hogg]]'' and ''[[Phallos (novel)\|Phallos]]'' could even be considered [[pornography]], a term that Delany himself has endorsed before. He has published several books of literary criticism, with an emphasis on issues in [[science fiction]] and other [[paraliterature\|paraliterary]] [[genre]]s, [[comparative literature]], and [[queer studies]].		He has published several books of literary criticism, with an emphasis on issues in [[science fiction]] and other [[paraliterature\|paraliterary]] [[genre]]s, [[comparative literature]], and [[queer studies]].

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	==Other facts==		==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. Delany is [[dyslexia\|dyslexic]].
	*The [[Library of Congress]] incorrectly recorded his nationality as English.		*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.		*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.
	*Delany's story ''[[Aye, and Gomorrah]]'' was included in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. Ellison gave a short introduction that ironically pointed out how Delany was one of the last straight science fiction authors.		*Delany's story ''[[Aye, and Gomorrah]]'' was included in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. Ellison gave a short introduction that ironically pointed out how Delany was one of the last straight science fiction authors.
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	==~~Copyright Notice~~==		==Notes==
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	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_R._Delany English Wikipedia ~~entry]~~		Substantial portions of this entry were originally copied from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_R._Delany Samuel R. Delany] entry at the English Wikipedia.

	~~This entry originated at the http://en.wikipedia.org site.~~
	~~Please retain this reference if this article is copied elsewhere.~~

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	====Short story collections====		====Short story collections====
	*''Driftglass'' (1971)		*''[[Driftglass]]'' (1971)
	*''Distant Stars'' (1981), ISBN 055301336X		*''[[Distant Stars]]'' (1981), ISBN 055301336X
	*''Distant Suns'' (1981)		*''[[Distant Suns]]'' (1981)
	*''The Complete ~~Newbula~~ Award-Winning ~~fiction~~'' (1986)		*''[[The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction]]'' (1986)
	*''Draftglass / Starshards'' (1993)		*''[[Draftglass / Starshards]]'' (1993)
	*''Atlantis: Three Tales'' (1995), ISBN 0819552836		*''[[Atlantis: Three Tales]]'' (1995), ISBN 0819552836
			** "Atlantis: Model 1924" novella - characters "Elsie" and "Corry" were based in part on his aunts Sadie and Bessie Delany.
	*''[[Aye, and Gomorrah]]'' (2003), ISBN 0375706712		*''[[Aye, and Gomorrah]]'' (2003), ISBN 0375706712
	(''[[Driftglass]]'' and ''Distant Stars'' include the [[Hugo Award\|Hugo]] and [[Nebula Award]]-winning [["Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones."]] ''Aye, and Gomorrah'' is a compilation of all of Delany's short fiction, excepting the Nevèrÿon tales.)		(''[[Driftglass]]'' and ''Distant Stars'' include the [[Hugo Award\|Hugo]] and [[Nebula Award]]-winning [["Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones."]] ''Aye, and Gomorrah'' is a compilation of all of Delany's short fiction, excepting the Nevèrÿon tales.)

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	*[http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue216/classic.html Classic Sci-Fi's review of novel]		*[http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue216/classic.html Classic Sci-Fi's review of novel]
	*{{isfdb name\|id=Samuel_R._Delany\|name=Samuel R. Delany}}		*{{isfdb name\|id=Samuel_R._Delany\|name=Samuel R. Delany}}


			; Interviews
			* "An Interview with Samuel R. Delany" in ''Callaloo'', v.14, n.2 (1991)

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	*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.		*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.
	*Delany's story ''[[Aye, and Gomorrah]]'' was included in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. Ellison gave a short introduction that ironically pointed out how Delany was one of the last straight science fiction authors.		*Delany's story ''[[Aye, and Gomorrah]]'' was included in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. Ellison gave a short introduction that ironically pointed out how Delany was one of the last straight science fiction authors.

			==Awards==
			* [[Nebula Award]] (4 times)
			* [[Hugo Award]] (2 times)
			* [[Science Fiction Hall of Fame]], inducted 2002


	==Further reading==		==Further reading==