This SF Author Has Won More Awards Than Any Other || The 'Savage Humanism' of Connie Willis

SFWA Grand Master Connie Willis is the most decorated SFF author of all time, having won a combined 27 Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards over the past 40 years. Her recipe for success is equally unparalleled. Early in her writing career, she sidestepped the pulp magazine traditions that shaped much of SF over the past century. Instead, she used Hollywood screwball comedies from the 1930s and 40s as the structural template for many of her science fiction stories and novels.

She's one of my favorite authors, and I hope this overview of her novels and short fiction inspires you to give her works a try.

1:07 Recognition and acclaim
1:51 Settings and themes
4:08 Influences on her writing
6:03 Science fiction as romantic comedy
7:37 Character archetypes
9:32 Is it science fiction?
11:36 Her approach to writing
13:11 Oxford Time Travel series
19:51 Her other novels
25:20 Her short fiction
29:47 A few caveats

Links to some of my other videos about science fiction:
A History of Gnome Press -    • Modern Science Fiction & Fantasy Owe ...  
A History of Science Fiction Anthologies -    • Why Short Story Anthologies Are the B...  
The Roots and Evolution of Steampunk -    • Who Put the "Punk" in Steampunk? The ...  
The Best SF of Vernor Vinge -    • Vernor Vinge's Best Science Fiction, ...  
Tier Ranking Neal Stephenson's Novels -    • Tier Ranking Neal Stephenson's Novels...  

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