About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1951-08-24
Place of birth:
Richland, Washington, USA
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Orson Scott Card

Overview

Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.

Card, who is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, was born in Richland, Washington, and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories.

Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps".

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Known for

Acting
2015 Night of the Living Deb Actor Professor Turlington 57
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2006 Done the Impossible Actor Self 58
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Writing
2017 Extinct Writing Writer 65
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2013 Ender's Game Writing Novel 65
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2008 I Am Legend Awakening Writing Writer 59
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2008 I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 3: Shelter Writing Story 58
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2007 Shelter Writing Writer N/A
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1992 Mormon and Moroni Writing Writer 59
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1990 Saul of Tarsus Writing Screenplay 59
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1990 Samuel and the Sign Writing Writer N/A
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1990 The Brother of Jared Writing Writer N/A
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1989 The Miracles of Jesus Writing Screenplay 59
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1989 The Good Samaritan Writing Screenplay 59
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1989 Alma the Younger Writing Writer N/A
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1989 The Savior in America Writing Writer N/A
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1989 Ammon, Missionary to the Lamanites Writing Writer N/A
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1988 The Prodigal Son Writing Screenplay 59
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1988 Abinadi and King Noah Writing Writer N/A
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1988 He is Risen Writing Screenplay 59
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1988 The Joseph Smith Story Writing Writer N/A
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1988 Journey to the Promised Land Writing Writer 58
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1987 The King is Born Writing Screenplay 59
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1987 Nephi and the Brass Plates Writing Writer 59
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1987 The Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2013 Ender's Game Production Producer 65
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