Bill Johnson (author)
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Bill Johnson is a science fiction writer whose works often have a "regional" tone influenced by his South Dakota
origins. This is particularly true of his story "We Will Drink a Fish Together," which in 1998 won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette
. His 1999 collection is called Dakota Dreamin.
Outside of science fiction he has a wife, two kids: Kim and Michael, and is a business intelligence specialist in Illinois
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South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
origins. This is particularly true of his story "We Will Drink a Fish Together," which in 1998 won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
. His 1999 collection is called Dakota Dreamin.
Outside of science fiction he has a wife, two kids: Kim and Michael, and is a business intelligence specialist in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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