Peter S. Beagle

1939 -

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of Pittsburgh, The Bronx High School of Science

occupation: writer, screenwriter, novelist

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Inkpot Award, World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Nebula Award for Best Novelette, WSFA Small Press Award, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

official website: www.peterbeagle.com/index2.shtml

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