On Thursday 19 April, the Experience Music Project (EMP)/Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) announced the inductees for its 2007 Science Fiction Hall of Fame induction ceremony. They will be honored during the annual celebration on Saturday 16 June 2007 at 8PM in EMP/SFM’s Sky Church. Author Neal Stephenson will host the evening’s events.
This year’s inductees will be: Ed Emshwiller in the Art Category; Gene Roddenberry and Ridley Scott in the Film, Television and Media Category; and Gene Wolfe in the Literature Category. As part of the induction, a display featuring personal artifacts and video footage from each inductee will be added to the existing Hall of Fame exhibit. The inductees will be featured in laser-etched images on the translucent, glowing Hall of Fame display. Full biographies of this year’s inductees are available in this press release.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame honors “the lives, work and ongoing legacies of science fiction’s greatest creators. Founded in 1996, the Hall of Fame was relocated from the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to its permanent home at SFM in 2004. Induction nominations are submitted by SFM members. The final inductees are chosen by a panel of award-winning science fiction authors, artists, editors, publishers and film professionals.”
Tickets for the 16 June induction ceremony will go on sale on 30 April for EMP/SFM members ($40), and on 7 May for the general public ($50). The evening will include a seated dessert reception and ceremony. For more information on the museum or the event, see sfhomeworld.org, or call 206-770-2702. The EMP/SFM is located in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Updated on 7 June: Presenters and accepters for the ceremony have been announced:
Artist John Picacio will present Ed Emshwiller’s award. Author Eileen Gunn will accept.
Warren Etheredge will present Ridley Scott’s award. Charlie De Lauzirika, the DVD producer of Blade Runner and others, will accept.
Actor Wil Wheaton will present Gene Roddenberry’s award. Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, Jr., Gene’s son, will accept.
Tor Books Editor David Hartwell will present Gene Wolfe’s award. Wolfe himself is expected to be present to accept it.