The Resume

(June 22, 1947-February 24, 2006)
Born in Pasadena, California
Works include 'Lilith's Brood,' 'Kindred' and 'Fledgling'
Winner of Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards

Why she might be annoying:

She hated writing short stories.
She described herself as 'comfortably asocial.'
Her cause of death was disputed.
It's unclear if she passed away from hitting her head on a concrete walkway or if she suffered a stroke from the fall.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her father died when she was a baby.
She suffered with dyslexia.
In 1995, she won the MacArthur Foundation's Genius Grant, becoming the first science fiction author so awarded.
She used the genre to explore issues of race, gender, and sexuality.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 07]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6221947)
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Hugo Award Winners
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 58)
• I Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
• I Have Dyslexia
• I Write Sci-Fi
• Influenced by Joseph Campbell
• MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant Recipients
• National Women's Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2021)
• Nebula Award Winners
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24646)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20060224)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 64.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying