- Ursula K. Le Guin is 82 years old
- Born: 21 October 1929
- Birthplace: Berkeley, California
- Best known as:
Top science fiction author
4 good links
- Ursula K. Le Guin
A page of several links about her and her work
- Ursula K. Le Guin's Website
Her official site, which is really terrific
- Brilliant Careers: Ursula Le Guin
Nice deep background in this 2001 piece from Salon
- Le Guin's World
Nicely done tribute and introduction to her work
Ursula K. Le Guin Biography
Name at birth: Ursula Kroeber
Ursula Le Guin was educated at Radcliffe College and Columbia University, and began publishing science fiction stories and novels in 1964. In 1969 Le Guin won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for The Left Hand of Darkness, and in 1974 she won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for The Dispossessed. Also an author of children's books, Le Guin won the National Book Award in 1972 for The Farthest Shore, and has authored several books in the Catwings series.
