She was the first woman to win a Hugo award.
- Anne McCaffrey
- Lois McMaster Bujold
- Madeleine L’Engle
- Ursula K. LeGuin
She was the first woman to win a Hugo award.
Anne McCaffrey. She won Best Novella in 1968 for Weyr Search. The novella was the first in her Dragonriders of Pern series. In 2005 McCaffery was selected a Grand Master by the SF & Fantasy Writers of America.