Peter S. Beagle

Peter S. Beagle
Beagle at a showing of The Last Unicorn in 2014
Beagle at a showing of The Last Unicorn in 2014
BornPeter Soyer Beagle
(1939-04-20) April 20, 1939 (age 85)
New York City, US
OccupationNovelist, screenwriter
Period1960–present
GenreFantasy
Notable worksThe Last Unicorn
Notable awardsHugo Award
2006

Nebula Award
2007
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
2011

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
2018

Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American novelist and screenwriter, especially of fantasy fiction.[1] His best-known work is The Last Unicorn (1968) which Locus subscribers voted the number five "All-Time Best Fantasy Novel" in 1987.[2] During the last twenty-five years he has won several literary awards, including a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2011.[3] He was named Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by SFWA in 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Peter S Beagle". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
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  4. ^ "Beagle Named SFWA Grand Master". Locus Magazine. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.