Bruce Bethke

Bruce Bethke
Bruce Bethke, science fiction author, in 2001
Bruce Bethke, science fiction author, in 2001
Born1955 (age 68–69)
United States
Pen nameThe Original Cyberpunk
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction

Bruce Bethke (born 1955) is an American author best known for his 1983 short story "Cyberpunk" which led to the widespread use of the term for the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. His novel, Headcrash, won the Philip K. Dick Award in 1995 for SF original paperback published in the US.

Bethke's collected thoughts on the cyberpunk subculture are available on his website, in an essay entitled "The Etymology of Cyberpunk".[1]

Bethke served as a judge on the Philip K. Dick Award in 2013.[2]

  1. ^ "The Etymology of Cyberpunk" Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine from Bethke's website
  2. ^ "SFADB Bruce Bethke". Science Fiction Awards Database. SFADB. Retrieved 27 November 2015.