Anne McCaffrey Hugo and Nebula Award Winner
“Isn’t this planet big enough for differences?”
– Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey was a Hugo and Nebula Award winning author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Beginning her writing in the 1950s her career spanned over six decades and produced dozens of notable works.
Beyond her individual works, McCaffrey collaborated with several authors including Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Mercedes Lackey, Elizabeth Moon, and others. Many of these collaborations are widely acclaimed.
McCaffrey’s stories are often centred around capable, strong women who were not widely represented during the time of their publications. McCaffrey’s writing was and is at the forefront of female driven narratives.