American science fiction writer
John C. "Bud" Sparhawk (born August 11, 1937)[1] is an American science fiction writer. He writes humorous science fiction, in particular the Sam Boone series of short fiction.
Biography
Sparhawk was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and lives in Annapolis. He has a BS degree in Mathematics from the University of Maryland and an MBA in Finance from Oklahoma City University. After fifteen years in the Air Force he worked for a variety of commercial companies before retiring from the role of Vice President at Macfadden, a Federal Government contractor. Sparhawk is also a member of SIGMA, a think tank of speculative writers that advises the government on issues of national interest.[2]
Sparhawk started writing seriously in 1974 and made his first sale to Analog, followed quickly by his second, just when he entered his second year of graduate school, and just before taking a thirteen-year hiatus from SF. His work is most associated with his short fiction in Analog but it has also appeared in various other magazines and anthologies. He is a three-time nominee for the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1997, 2002, and 2005, and his stories have appeared in several Year's Best SF anthologies. His first professionally published novel, titled Vixen, was released in 2008 from Cosmos Books.[3] At the 2017 Nebula Awards Sparhawk received the Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Award for service to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA),[4] and in 2018 he retired from the SFWA Board of Directors as Chief Financial Officer.[5]
Sparhawk occasionally attends science fiction and fantasy conventions, including Balticon, Confluence, and CapClave in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. He has also appeared as a guest author in numerous interviews. When not writing, he spends his spare time sailing on Chesapeake Bay.[6]
