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	'''Michael Francis Flynn''' (December 20, 1947~~<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/126502.Michael_Flynn \| title=Michael Flynn }}</ref>~~ – September 30, 2023) was an American science fiction author. Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of [[hard science fiction]], although his treatment of it can be unusual since he applied the rigor of hard science fiction to "softer" sciences such as sociology in works such as ''In the Country of the Blind''. Much of his short fiction appeared in ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact]]''.<ref name="bestsf13">{{cite book \| author = Dozois, Gardner \|title = The Year's Best Science Fiction \| url = https://archive.org/details/yearsbestscience00gard_2 \| url-access = registration \| publisher = [[St. Martin's Griffin]] \| year = 1996 \| page=[https://archive.org/details/yearsbestscience00gard_2/page/109 109]}}</ref>		'''Michael Francis Flynn''' (December 20, 1947 – September 30, 2023) was an American science fiction author. Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of [[hard science fiction]], although his treatment of it can be unusual since he applied the rigor of hard science fiction to "softer" sciences such as sociology in works such as ''In the Country of the Blind''. Much of his short fiction appeared in ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact]]''.<ref name="bestsf13">{{cite book \| author = Dozois, Gardner \|title = The Year's Best Science Fiction \| url = https://archive.org/details/yearsbestscience00gard_2 \| url-access = registration \| publisher = [[St. Martin's Griffin]] \| year = 1996 \| page=[https://archive.org/details/yearsbestscience00gard_2/page/109 109]}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Flynn was born in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]] to ~~his parents,~~ Joseph and Rita (Singley) Flynn. He had a brother, Dennis, who died in childhood. Flynn attended and graduated from [[Notre Dame High School (Easton, Pennsylvania)\|Notre Dame High School]], then located in [[Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania\|Bethlehem Township]].<ref name="Obituary of Michael Flynn">[https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 "Obituary of Michael Flynn"], Lehigh Valley Live]</ref>		Flynn was born on December 20, 1947, in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]], to Joseph and Rita (Singley) Flynn. He had a brother, Dennis, who died in childhood. Flynn attended and graduated from [[Notre Dame High School (Easton, Pennsylvania)\|Notre Dame High School]], then located in [[Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania\|Bethlehem Township]].<ref name="Obituary of Michael Flynn">[https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 "Obituary of Michael Flynn"], Lehigh Valley Live]</ref>

	He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts\|B.A.]] in [[mathematics]] from [[La Salle University]] in Easton, and an [[Master of Science\|M.S.]] in [[topology]] from [[Marquette University]] in [[Milwaukee]]. He began but did not complete a [[Doctor of Philosophy\|Ph.D]] at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]].<ref name="bestsf13"/><ref>[https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 "Obituary of Michael Flynn"], Lehigh Valley Live</ref>		He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts\|B.A.]] in [[mathematics]] from [[La Salle University]] in Easton, and an [[Master of Science\|M.S.]] in [[topology]] from [[Marquette University]] in [[Milwaukee]]. He began but did not complete a [[Doctor of Philosophy\|Ph.D]] at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]].<ref name="bestsf13"/><ref>[https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 "Obituary of Michael Flynn"], Lehigh Valley Live</ref>
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	* 2009 ''The January Dancer'' (finalist)		* 2009 ''The January Dancer'' (finalist)
	* 2013 ''In the Lion's Mouth'' (nominated)		* 2013 ''In the Lion's Mouth'' (nominated)
	* 2024 ''In the Belly of the Whale'' (~~finalist~~)		* 2024 ''In the Belly of the Whale'' (won)

	;Other awards		;Other awards

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{{Short description|American science fiction author (1947–2023)}}
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| birth_name = Michael Francis Flynn
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|12|20}}
| birth_place = [[Easton, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|09|30|1947|12|20}}
| death_place = Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| nationality = American
| education = [[La Salle University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Marquette University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])
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| known_for = [[Science fiction]] author
| occupation = [[Statistician]], [[list of science fiction authors|science fiction author]]
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'''Michael Francis Flynn''' (December 20, 1947<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/126502.Michael_Flynn | title=Michael Flynn }}</ref> – September 30, 2023) was an American science fiction author. Nearly all of Flynn's work falls under the category of [[hard science fiction]], although his treatment of it can be unusual since he applied the rigor of hard science fiction to "softer" sciences such as sociology in works such as ''In the Country of the Blind''. Much of his short fiction appeared in ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact]]''.<ref name="bestsf13">{{cite book | author = Dozois, Gardner |title = The Year's Best Science Fiction | url = https://archive.org/details/yearsbestscience00gard_2 | url-access = registration | publisher = [[St. Martin's Griffin]] | year = 1996 | page=[https://archive.org/details/yearsbestscience00gard_2/page/109 109]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Flynn was born in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]] to his parents, Joseph and Rita (Singley) Flynn. He had a brother, Dennis, who died in childhood. Flynn attended and graduated from [[Notre Dame High School (Easton, Pennsylvania)|Notre Dame High School]], then located in [[Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem Township]].<ref name="Obituary of Michael Flynn">[https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 "Obituary of Michael Flynn"], Lehigh Valley Live]</ref>

He earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[mathematics]] from [[La Salle University]] in Easton, and an [[Master of Science|M.S.]] in [[topology]] from [[Marquette University]] in [[Milwaukee]]. He began but did not complete a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]].<ref name="bestsf13"/><ref>[https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 "Obituary of Michael Flynn"], Lehigh Valley Live</ref>

==Career==
Prior to become a science fiction author, he was employed as an industrial quality engineer and statistician with Coors Container Corporation and Stat-A-Matrix/Oriel.<ref name="bestsf13" />

==Bibliography==
{{main|Michael Flynn bibliography}}

==Awards==
;Hugo Award nominations
* 1987 [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|novella]] ''Eifelheim''
* 1988 novella ''[[The Forest of Time]]''
* 1995 novella ''Melodies of the Heart''
* 2005 [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette|novelette]] ''The Clapping Hands of God''
* 2007 novelette "Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth"
* 2007 [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|novel]] ''[[Eifelheim]]'' (based on the 1987 novella)
* 2015 novelette "The Journeyman: In the Stone House"

;[[Prometheus Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prometheus Award for Best Novel -- Nominees |url=https://www.lfs.org/novel_nominees.shtml |website=Libertarian Futurist Society}}</ref>
* 1991 ''In the Country of the Blind'' (won)
* 1992 ''[[Fallen Angels (Niven, Pournelle, and Flynn novel)|Fallen Angels]]'' (won)
* 1997 ''Firestar'' (finalist)
* 1999 ''Rogue Star'' (finalist)
* 2001 ''Lodestar'' (finalist)
* 2002 ''Falling Stars'' (finalist)
* 2009 ''The January Dancer'' (finalist)
* 2013 ''In the Lion's Mouth'' (nominated)
* 2024 ''In the Belly of the Whale'' (finalist)

;Other awards
* ''Fallen Angels'' also won the [[Seiun Award]], and was co-written with [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]].
* The novelette "House of Dreams" won a [[Theodore Sturgeon Award]] in 1998.
* The novelette "Quaestiones Super Caelo et Mundo" tied with [[Kristine Kathryn Rusch]]'s novella "Recovering Apollo 8" for the [[Sidewise Award for Alternate History]] in 2007.
* First winner of the [[Robert A. Heinlein Award|Robert A. Heinlein Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Heinlein2003.html |title= The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Robert A. Heinlein Award |publisher= [[Locus (magazine)|Locus Online]] |access-date= 2021-02-23 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111211161143/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Heinlein2003.html |archive-date= 2011-12-11 }}</ref>

==Death==
Flynn died at his childhood home in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]], on September 30, 2023, at age 75. He is interred at New St. Joseph's Cemetery in Easton.<ref name="Obituary of Michael Flynn"/> He was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Margie.<ref name="death">{{cite web| url = https://file770.com/pixel-scroll-9-30-23-pixels-are-those-which-when-you-stop-believing-in-them-dont-scroll-away/ | title = Pixel Scroll 9/30/23 Pixels Are Those Which, When You Stop Believing In Them, Don't Scroll Away| last = Glyer| first = Mike| date = 30 September 2023| website = file770.com| publisher = File 770| access-date = 2023-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Flynn Obituary (2023) - Easton, PA - The Express Times |url=https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*Flynn, Michael. ''The January Dancer''; Macmillan, (2008).

==External links==
{{wikiquote|Michael F. Flynn}}
* [https://www.spectrumliteraryagency.com/michaelflynn Biography] at Spectrum Literary Agency
* [https://tofspot.blogspot.com/ Flynn's blog]
* {{ISFDB name|id=Michael_F._Flynn|name=Michael Flynn}}
* [https://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/us/obituaries/etpa/name/michael-flynn-obituary?id=53288270 "Obituary"] at ''[[The Express-Times]]''

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