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Andy Weir

Andrew Weir ( ; born June 16, 1972) is an American science fiction author. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016 and his 2021 novel Project Hail Mary was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

Infobox

Born
(1972-06-16) June 16, 1972 (age 53)[citation needed]Davis, California, U.S.
Occupation
Novelist, programmer
Education
University of California, San Diego (no degree)
Period
2010–present
Genre
Science fictionFantasy
Notable works
mw- "The Egg"The MartianProject Hail Mary
Notable awards
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Science FictionJohn W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Spouse
Ashley Weir (wife)
Children
1

Tables

Awards of Andy Weir · Awards
The Martian
The Martian
Work
The Martian
Year & Award
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Debut Goodreads Author
Result
Nominated
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
Work
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Won
2014 FantLab's Book of the Year Award
2014 FantLab's Book of the Year Award
Work
2014 FantLab's Book of the Year Award
Year & Award
Translated Novel/Collection by Foreign Writer
Category
Nominated
2014 Audie Awards
2014 Audie Awards
Work
2014 Audie Awards
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Nominated
2015 Seiun Award
2015 Seiun Award
Work
2015 Seiun Award
Year & Award
Translated Long Work
Category
Won
2015 Killer Nashville Award
2015 Killer Nashville Award
Work
2015 Killer Nashville Award
Year & Award
Best First Novel - Thriller/Mystery
Category
Finalist
2015 Alex Awards
2015 Alex Awards
Work
2015 Alex Awards
Category
Won
2015 Premio Ignotus
2015 Premio Ignotus
Work
2015 Premio Ignotus
Year & Award
Foreign Novel
Category
Won
2015 John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2015 John W. Campbell Memorial Award
Work
2015 John W. Campbell Memorial Award
Category
Finalist
2015 Geffen Award
2015 Geffen Award
Work
2015 Geffen Award
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Won
2015 Indies Choice Book Awards
2015 Indies Choice Book Awards
Work
2015 Indies Choice Book Awards
Year & Award
Adult Debut
Category
Won
2015 Killer Nashville Awards
2015 Killer Nashville Awards
Work
2015 Killer Nashville Awards
Year & Award
Silver Falchion Award - Thriller/Mystery
Category
Finalist
2015 Kurd Laßwitz Award
2015 Kurd Laßwitz Award
Work
2015 Kurd Laßwitz Award
Year & Award
Foreign Work
Category
Nominated
2016 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
2016 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Work
2016 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Category
Won
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards
Work
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards
Year & Award
Best of the Best
Category
Nominated
Artemis
Artemis
Work
Artemis
Year & Award
2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Science Fiction
Result
Won
2018 Prometheus Award
2018 Prometheus Award
Work
2018 Prometheus Award
Year & Award
Novel
Category
Nominated
2018 Dragon Awards
2018 Dragon Awards
Work
2018 Dragon Awards
Year & Award
Science Fiction Novel
Category
Won
2019 Audie Awards
2019 Audie Awards
Work
2019 Audie Awards
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Nominated
2019 Seiun Award
2019 Seiun Award
Work
2019 Seiun Award
Year & Award
Translated Long Work
Category
Nominated
2019 Geffen Award
2019 Geffen Award
Work
2019 Geffen Award
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Won
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
Work
Project Hail Mary
Year & Award
2021 Dragon Awards
Category
Science Fiction Novel
Result
Won
2021 Goodreads Choice Awards
2021 Goodreads Choice Awards
Work
2021 Goodreads Choice Awards
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Won
2022 Seiun Award
2022 Seiun Award
Work
2022 Seiun Award
Year & Award
Translated Long Work
Category
Won
2022 Audie Awards
2022 Audie Awards
Work
2022 Audie Awards
Year & Award
Audiobook of the Year
Category
Won
2022 Audie Awards
2022 Audie Awards
Work
2022 Audie Awards
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Won
2022 RUSA CODES Reading List
2022 RUSA CODES Reading List
Work
2022 RUSA CODES Reading List
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Shortlisted
2022 Locus Award
2022 Locus Award
Work
2022 Locus Award
Year & Award
SF Novel
Category
Nominated
2022 Hugo Award
2022 Hugo Award
Work
2022 Hugo Award
Year & Award
Novel
Category
Nominated
2022 Kurd Laßwitz Award
2022 Kurd Laßwitz Award
Work
2022 Kurd Laßwitz Award
Year & Award
Foreign Work
Category
Nominated
2023 Geffen Award
2023 Geffen Award
Work
2023 Geffen Award
Year & Award
Science Fiction
Category
Won
Work
Year & Award
Category
Result
Ref.
The Martian
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
Debut Goodreads Author
Nominated
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
Science Fiction
Won
2014 FantLab's Book of the Year Award
Translated Novel/Collection by Foreign Writer
Nominated
2014 Audie Awards
Science Fiction
Nominated
2015 Seiun Award
Translated Long Work
Won
2015 Killer Nashville Award
Best First Novel - Thriller/Mystery
Finalist
2015 Alex Awards
Won
2015 Premio Ignotus
Foreign Novel
Won
2015 John W. Campbell Memorial Award
Finalist
2015 Geffen Award
Science Fiction
Won
2015 Indies Choice Book Awards
Adult Debut
Won
2015 Killer Nashville Awards
Silver Falchion Award - Thriller/Mystery
Finalist
2015 Kurd Laßwitz Award
Foreign Work
Nominated
2016 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Won
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards
Best of the Best
Nominated
Artemis
2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
Science Fiction
Won
2018 Prometheus Award
Novel
Nominated
2018 Dragon Awards
Science Fiction Novel
Won
2019 Audie Awards
Science Fiction
Nominated
2019 Seiun Award
Translated Long Work
Nominated
2019 Geffen Award
Science Fiction
Won
Project Hail Mary
2021 Dragon Awards
Science Fiction Novel
Won
2021 Goodreads Choice Awards
Science Fiction
Won
2022 Seiun Award
Translated Long Work
Won
2022 Audie Awards
Audiobook of the Year
Won
2022 Audie Awards
Science Fiction
Won
2022 RUSA CODES Reading List
Science Fiction
Shortlisted
2022 Locus Award
SF Novel
Nominated
2022 Hugo Award
Novel
Nominated
2022 Kurd Laßwitz Award
Foreign Work
Nominated
2023 Geffen Award
Science Fiction
Won

References

  1. Galactanet – The Creative Writings of Andy Weir, Casey and Andy Archived August 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (webcom
    http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=1
  2. Galactanet – The Creative Writings of Andy Weir, "Lacero" Archived August 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (short story
    http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/lacero.html
  3. Galactanet – The Creative Writings of Andy Weir; Creative Writings of Andy Weir Archived April 30, 2016, at the Wayback
    http://www.galactanet.com/writing.html
  4. ASIN B07VDJBKNJ, Randomize (Forward collection) (2019)
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VDJBKNJ
  5. The Martian
    http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_25313443/andy-weirs-self-published-martian-travels-through-space?source=infinite
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    https://www.ew.com/article/2014/11/05/andy-weir-the-martian-author
  7. The Hugo Awards
    http://www.thehugoawards.org/2016/08/2016-hugo-awards-announced
  8. The Hugo Awards
    https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2022-hugo-awards
  9. The Martian
    http://www.skepticality.com/martian
  10. The Wall Street Journal
    https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304558804579375161461671196
  11. Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
  12. Casey and Andy
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170626214336/https://www.agonybooth.com/interview-with-andy-weir-6916
  13. The Comics Journal
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  14. Theft of Pride
    http://www.galactanet.com/books/theftofpride.doc
  15. Ventura County Star
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  16. The New York Times
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  18. The Martian
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  19. The Martian
    https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/2tyz6p/i_am_andy_weir_author_of_the_martian_soon_to_be_a/co3p7yt
  20. The Martian
    https://www.inverse.com/article/13417-how-the-martian-impacted-the-ready-player-one-movie
  21. The Martian
    https://www.inverse.com/article/20139-andy-weir-tapas-app
  22. HuffPost
    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andy-weir-new-book_n_56731588e4b0648fe302a63c
  23. Martian
    http://www.darkhorizons.com/fox-scores-martian-authors-artemis
  24. Martian
    https://deadline.com/2017/09/phil-lord-christopher-miller-artemis-the-martian-author-andy-weir-the-lego-movie-21-jump-street-fox-1202177263/
  25. "CBS Picks Up Dana Klein-Mark Feuerstein Comedy Pilot, NASA Drama"
    https://deadline.com/2017/01/cbs-dana-klein-mark-feuerstein-comedy-andy-weir-nasa-drama-pilot-1201888433/
  26. Cheshire Crossing
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200608210051/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/cheshire-crossing-andy-weir-sarah-andersen-interview
  27. Martian
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amblin-michael-de-luca-tackling-martian-author-s-fantasy-graphic-novel-cheshire-crossing-1255011/
  28. www.audiopub.org
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  29. The New York Times
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  30. Project Hail Mary
    https://variety.com/2020/film/news/ryan-gosling-astronaut-movie-hail-mary-1203547436
  31. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/phil-lord-chris-miller-team-ryan-gosling-astronmaut-thriller-1294886/
  32. Facebook
    https://www.facebook.com/AndyWeirAuthor/photos/when-i-was-in-eighth-grade-at-rancho-junior-high-school-in-milpitas-ca-i-had-a-c/819740184791942
  33. The Martian
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/the-martian/andy-weir-author-interview
  34. Skeptics Guide
    http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/534
  35. The Martian
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160616230749/http://www.thelocationguide.com/blog/2015/09/ng-film-ridley-scott-and-matt-damon-film-the-martian-on-location-near-budapest/
  36. Entertainment Weekly
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  37. The Martian
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  38. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/books/andy-weir-project-hail-mary.html
  39. Andy Weir (The Martian, Project Hail Mary) Talks Mental Health and Writing
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKGgxaixhN0
  40. Reddit
    https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/zt1n6/i_am_andy_weir_and_i_wrote_the_egg_ama/c67i8ll
  41. Goodreads
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  42. Goodreads
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  43. Killer Nashville
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  44. Killer Nashville
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  45. www.isfdb.org
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  46. Goodreads
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  47. Goodreads
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  48. Goodreads
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  49. RUSA Update
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  50. www.isfdb.org
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  52. The Martian Archived February 14, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Random House. Accessed 13 February 2018.
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  53. The Martian
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  54. The Martian: Lost Sols
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  55. "Ten years ago today that The Martian hit shelves"
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  56. Cheshire Crossing Archived August 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Random House. Accessed 5 June 2019.
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575395/cheshire-crossing-by-andy-weir-illustrated-by-sarah-andersen/
  57. GURPS Casey & Andy
    http://www.warehouse23.com/products/gurps-casey-and-andy
  58. GURPS Casey & Andy
    http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/April_27_2005/GURPS_Casey_Andy_Brand_New_For_GURPS_Fourth_Edition
  59. Der Mars Survival Guide
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0759RS89L
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