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John Scalzi was born on 10 May, 1969 in Fairfield, California, U.S., is an American science fiction writer. Discover John Scalzi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?

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Occupation Writer
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 10 May, 1969
Birthday 10 May
Birthplace Fairfield, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1969

John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Scalzi was born in Fairfield, California, on May 10, 1969.

One of three children born to a single mother, he grew up in the Los Angeles suburbs of Covina, Glendora, Azusa, and San Dimas.

He is of Italian descent.

Scalzi grew up reading science fiction and mystery, which inspired him to become a science fiction writer—a decision made randomly.

As he recalled in an interview with the Dayton Daily News:"When I decided to start writing novels, I wanted to write in a genre I already knew and loved as a reader. So, it was either going to be science fiction or mystery. I decided to flip a coin. Heads was science fiction. Tails was mystery. The coin came up heads."Scalzi's childhood was spent in poverty, an experience that inspired him to write his most famous essay, "Being Poor."

He attended the Webb School of California, a boarding school in Claremont, on a scholarship.

One of his classmates was blogger and journalist Josh Marshall.

After high school, Scalzi studied philosophy at the University of Chicago.

Scalzi's thesis advisor, for a brief time, was Saul Bellow.

Scalzi abandoned his course of study with Bellow after he was elected Student Ombudsman of the University.

Ted Cohen, a philosophy professor, became his next thesis advisor, but Scalzi graduated without completing his thesis project.

1989

During his 1989–1990 school year, Scalzi was the editor-in-chief of The Chicago Maroon.

1990

He began writing professionally in 1990, while a college student, working freelance for the Chicago Sun-Times.

1991

Scalzi graduated from Chicago in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts.

After graduating, Scalzi became a corporate consultant and wrote opinion columns and film reviews for the Fresno Bee.

His experience as a film critic influenced his writing, particularly his humorous works, as films were meant to be an accessible form of storytelling.

1996

In 1996, he and his family moved to the Washington, D.C. area after he was hired as the in-house writer and editor at AOL.

1997

Scalzi's first novel, Agent to the Stars, was written in 1997 and published free to read on his website in 1999.

He asked readers to donate money to him if they enjoyed the novel and earned around $4,000 over a period of five years.

1998

He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998.

He was laid off in 1998, and since then he has been a full-time freelance writer and author.

2002

Like Agent to the Stars, it was first published on Whatever; Scalzi serialized a chapter a day in December 2002.

2005

Subterranean Press released a limited-edition hardcover version in July 2005, featuring cover art from Penny Arcade artist Mike Krahulik; the novel was later released in trade and mass-market paperback by Tor and audiobook by Audible.

A first-contact story, it is about a young Hollywood agent hired by a space alien to make their species more appealing to humans.

It received mixed reviews; Booklist called it "absurd, funny, and satirically perceptive," while Publishers Weekly criticized the plot as predictable.

Scalzi's first traditionally published novel was Old Man's War, a military science fiction novel about a 75-year-old man who is recruited to fight a centuries-long war for human colonization of space.

It was inspired by the works of Robert Heinlein, especially Starship Troopers.

Scalzi intended to sell the book commercially, so he chose the genre of military science fiction because he felt it would be the most marketable.

2006

He garnered significant media attention by taping raw bacon to his cat "Ghlaghghee" in September 2006.

As a result of the coverage, Scalzi began maintaining a web repository for links to "All Things Bacon" on the Whatever site.

Scalzi's books are known for their humor.

His style of writing has been influenced by Robert Heinlein, Orson Scott Card, and Joe Haldeman.

2007

He had previously run as a write-in candidate in 2007, challenging the sole ballot nominee that year, but was not successful.

2008

He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives.

2010

Scalzi was first elected president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2010.

He was the only nominee on the ballot.

2013

His novel Redshirts won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe.

He left office when his third term expired on June 30, 2013, having not sought reelection to a fourth term.